Archaeological atlas of Michigan [by] Wilbert B. Hinsdale...

VILLAGES AND CAMP SITES

Astoquet's (?), "shining cloud." Variant-Wassitokwat. Kent County.
*Aumichoanaw's (?). St. Clair County.
Bamoseya or Bemosse (C), "he walks." Saginaw County.
*Bawatig (C), "the rapids." Variants-Bawitig, Bawiting, Bagotig,. Bagoting, Bawiting, Bawicting, Boweting. Chippewa County.
*Bawbee's (P). Variant-Bawbeese. Hillsdale County.
Blackbird (C). "Commonly called by the whites Miscobenense; best
rendition is Miskwabinessi, Miscobinessi, 'large red bird'," G. Saginaw County.
*Black Elk's (C). Saginaw County.
Boshaw's (0). Kent County.
Brownstown (W). Wayne County.
*Chebaswating (C). "Kitchibawiting, 'at the big rapids'," G.; Cheboewating, according to B. 0. Williams. Shiawassee County.
*Cheboigan (0). Same word as Cheboyganing;,also Shaboiganing,
which means "waterway between two inland lakes," G. Spelled
Cheboygan in Detroit Treaty, HB. Cheboygan County.
*Cheboyganing (C). Saginaw County.
*Chesaning (C). "big rock place," F. Dustin. Rightly Kitchiassining,
"big stone place," G. Saginaw County.
*Chigamoskin (?). Variants-Chigamaskin, Shegunasking; "may be
for Kitchigamoshkin, 'much filled up'," G. Shiawassee County.
*Chinaigow's (C). Kitchinegaw, "big sand," G. See Minnisains. Round
Island, Mackinac County.
*Chingossamos (?). Probably Kitchiningassamon, "large sail," G. Cheboygan County.
Chucksewyabish (P), "cold water." Branch County.
*Cobmoosa (0). Cobmusa; Cawbamosay, treaty; Kabimoose, "the
walker," G. Kent County.
*Cocoose's (C) and (0). Clinton County.
*Coggamoccasin's (P), "porcupine- shoe." Variants-Kagamokassin,
G.; Macousin's, HB.; Mocasin. Berrien County.
*Copeniconing (?), "a portage." Variants-Copneconie, Copeniccorning, Copenieconning, B. 0. Williams. Genessee County.
*Cross Village or La Croix (0). See Anamiewatigong. Emmet County.
Good Heart (0). Emmet County..
*Indiantown (?). Bethany Lutheran Mission. Gratiot County.
Ishamanetwe's (?). See Bureau of American Ethnology, Eighteenth
Report. Saginaw County.
*Kahbayshaywayning (C), "gathering or camping place." VariantGabeshiwining, G. Saginaw County.
*Kapekon (P). Branch County.
*Katakitekon (?), "place of the deserted gardens." Variants-Kettekittigan, Katakittakon, Getekitigan. Gogebic County.

*Kechewaundaugumink (C), "big (salt) lick," HB. Probably Ketchiwandangening, G. Shiawassee County.
*Kewagooshcum (0), "clouds pushed back to place they come from by
other clouds." Variants-Kewincooscum, Kewegoshcum, Kiwegoshkam. Kent County.
*Kishkawbawwe (C), "a steep clay bank broken by water." VariantsKishkawbawee, Kishkawbaw, Kishkowbawee, HB. Saginaw County.
*Kishkawko's (C), "crow." Variants--Kishkawkaw, Lewis Cass; Kishkawko, F. Dustin; Kishkako, G. Bay County.
Kitchiadena (P), "big village of the valley," Pokagon; Kitchiodena, G.
Van Buren County.
*Konteka's (C)), "he pushes." Ontonagon County.
*Kosa's (0). Leelanau County.
*Machonce's (0), "small bear." Variants-Maconce, Makonce, Makons.
-St. Clair County.
*Macon (P), "bear." Variant-Makwa. Monroe County.
*Macousin's (P). Berrien County. See Coggamoccasin.
*Maera (W), "walk-in-the-water." Monroe County.
*Maguagua (W). Variant-Monguagon. Wayne County.
*Maketoquet's (C), "black cloud." Mekatekwat or Makatekwat, G.
Clinton County.
Mangachqua (P). Mangashka, "rough sea," G. Southwestern Michigan.
Mangamoos's (S?), "long-eared moose." Variant-Mangamoosh. Saginaw County.

Maobbinnakizhick's (0), "hazy cloud," Dwight Goss; Miapinegijik,
"continuous sky, or day, or heavens," or Wabanigijik, "eastern sky,"
or "dawn in the sky," G. Kent County.
*Matchepenashewish (C), "bad bird." Variants-Matchebenashshewish,
treaty; Nashipinashiwish, Matsheepeenachewish, Matchibineshiwij,
G. HB. is evidently wrong in designating as P. Kalamazoo County.
*Menitegow (C). Meanings disputed; "where the woods touch the
river"; "on an island in the river." Variants-Nemitequa; Minitigong. G. Saginaw County.
*Menoquet's (C), "good or nice cloud." Menokwat, G. Saginaw
County.
*Meshimmeneconing (C), "place where apples are plentiful." Variants-Missheminokon, Mishshimmeneconning, Mishiminikaning, G.;
Meshimnekahning, Rev. M. Hickey. (1849-50) Ionia County.
*Meteaw's or Metea's (P). Two locations, village removed from one to
the other. Lenawee County.
*Michilimackinac (0) and (C). Meanings variously given: "place of the
big wounded person," HB.; "place of great dance tree," Schoolcraft; "island of great or giant fairies," W. W. Johnson; "great
turtle," G. Sixty-six other spellings have been used. Mackinac
County.
*Mickkesawbe's (P), "wampum man." Variants-Mickesawbe, Miksawbe, G. Branch County.
*Middle Village (0). Emmet County. See notes on Emmet County.
*Minnisains (C), "small island." Also called Chinaigow's. Round
Island, Mackinac County.
*Mishiniwaka's (P). Berrien County.
*Motereon's(W). Variants-Monteron; Montreon's. Lenawee County.
Mowbray (C). Saginaw County.
*Muckatasha's (0), "black skin." Variants-Makcootiooski, Muckitaoska, Mockcotozka, Makatewaje. Kent County.
*Muscutawaing (C), "uncultivated plain." Mashkoteweng, G. Genesee County.
*Nabobish (C), "bad soup." Bay County.
Nadowaweguning (C), "place of the Iroquois bones." Nadowewiganing, G. Chippewa County.
Nagonabe (C). Probably refers to "a bird 'dolling up' its feathers," G.
Lower Michigan.
*Nanommadowba's (0). Spelled and defined by G. as Nanamadabi,
"repeatedly sitting down." Ottawa County.
*Naomikong (C). Chippewa County.
Nemitequa's (C), "where the woods touch the river"; "towards the
woods from the river," G. Saginaw County.
Neome (C). Saginaw County. See Reaum's.
*Nindebekatunmig (0), "place of skulls." Variant-Nindebekatunning.
Spellings and meaning questioned by G. Mason County.
*Nogee's (?), Blois' spelling is Nongees. Kent County.

*Nonoquahezick (0), "noonday." Variants-Noquahbezick, Quakezik.
G. says correct spelling is Nawakwegijik. Known to pioneers as
Noonday's Village. Kent County.
*Nottawaseepe (P), "black snake (adder?) river." Variants-Nottawa
sape, Nadowesipi or sibi, Natawassippi, Natowasepe, treaty. St.
Joseph County.
Old Indian Village (?). There was a village west of Marshall by this
name. Calhoun County,.
Ommunise or Omanisse (C) or (0), "he cuts fire-wood." On Carp
River, indefinite.
*Onamontape's (0), Old Rock's Village, "he sits down." VariantsOnamontapay's, Onamatapi, G. Ottawa County.
*Ossawinamakee (C), "yellow thunder (bird)." Osawanimiki, G.
Schoolcraft County.
*Otusson's (C). Saginaw County.
Parc aux vaches (?) (French), "cow pasture," G. Very near Indiana
line. Berrien County.
*Peonigowink (C), "place where there is plenty of flint." VariantsPeonigoing, Piwanikokaning. Saginaw County.
Pindatongoing (?), "the place where the spirit of sound of echo lives
in the sands." Pindatangang, "clean sand," G.; Pinatangang, "falling sand." Shiawassee County.
*Pokagon's (P), "rib." Variant-Pocagon. Berrien County.
*Pontiac's (0). He also had a village on Isle Peche, Lake St. Clair, Ontario. Lanman says Pontiac had a summer village on the Canadian
side of the lake.
*Ponto's (C). Saginaw County.

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