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May 6, 2003 · “Happy hunting grounds” has been part of the English language for close to 200 years. But it might still be a fake. If it’s the real deal, it’s an “Indianism,” that is, a word or phrase characteristic of the English now or formerly spoken by Native Americans.
Jul 5, 2024 · 1. : the paradise of some American Indian tribes to which the souls of warriors and hunters pass after death to spend a happy hereafter in hunting and feasting. 2. : a choice or profitable area of activity or exploitation.
Frustratingly, even native storytellers use the English expression. But what was the actual name for Happy Hunting Ground, in Lakota, Narragansett, or any other language that had this concept? And what was the literal meaning?
The happy hunting ground is a concept of the afterlife associated with the Native Americans in the United States. [1] The phrase most likely originated with the British settlers' interpretation of the Indian description. [2]
A place where one can find or do what one wishes without restriction. For example, The North Shore is a happy hunting ground for antique collectors. This term alludes to the Native American idea of an afterlife where hunters find unlimited game. [Early 1800s]
a productive or profitable area for a person with a particular interest or requirement. jumble sales proved happy hunting grounds in her search for old stone jars.
Happy hunting ground. Means paradise or heaven in Native American legend and culture, first attested c. 1830 and very soon after that used figuratively to describe any fruitful or profitable environment.
