About Missouria
The name "Missouria" refers to a Native American tribe that historically inhabited the region around the Missouri River in what is now the state of Missouri. The name is derived from the Algonquian language and roughly translates to "people of the big canoes" or "people of the wooden canoes," reflecting their reliance on river transportation and their expertise in building and using large canoes for travel and trade.
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Here's how to represent Missouria in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Missouria using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.