While we know our northern friends may not feel it, in the South, Spring is
here. So we thought we'd share a few of our gardening sites appropriate
for this time of the year. Along with gardening, there's grilling, and getting
ready to diet so that you can fit back into that bathing suit this summer!
A complete listing of all the Indian villages,
towns and settlements as listed in Handbook of Americans North of Mexico.
Chekase's Village. A former Potawatomi village on the
w. side of Tippecanoe r. , between Warsaw and Monoquet, Kosciusko co. , Ind. The
reserve on which it was situated was sold in 1836. The name, which is also
spelled Checose and Chicase (cha‛kosi,
1 short of stature), is that of a chief who formerly resided there. (J. M.)
Chichipé Outipé
(Chippewa has Titi-pē·u·ntipē,
'curly-head'. W. J.). A large Potawatomi village in 1838 near South Bend, St
Joseph co., Ind. (J. M.)
Chippekawkay. A
Piankishaw village, in 1712, on the site of Vincennes, Knox co., Ind. Hough
translates the word brushwood, and it may be identical with Pepicokia. (J. M.)
Chippoy. A former Potawatomi village on Big Shawnee
cr., in Fountain co., Ind. It was settled after 1795, and the site was included
in a tract sold in 1818 by the Miami. (J. M.)
Choppatee's Village. A former Miami village on the w.
bank of St Joseph r., a few miles from Ft Wayne, Allen co., Ind. Named after a
chief who resided there. The tract was granted to J. B. Boure, an interpreter,
by
treaty of Oct. 23, 1826.
Comoza. A former Potawatomi village on Tippecanoe r.,
in Fulton co., Ind. The reserve on which it was situated was sold in 1834. The
name was that of a chief. Also spelled Camoza.
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Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, Frederick Webb Hodge, 1906
