English

raccoon

Arapaho

1. tékooninéíhii ; 2. téetékooninéíhii (Kroeber, 1916)

Translation of the Arapaho

1. ‘ringed? twisted? tailed one’

Technical Information

Procyon lotor

 

Raccoons and the Arapaho

Raccoons were formerly kept as pets sometimes. When women were having difficulty nursing, they would be given young raccoons to suckle.