OUR CO U X T R Y HOME 



longer than fiftv years before, had moved northward and settled in 







a reservation near the Red River. So the word must be in the Pot- 

 ta wattomie dialect. Now what did they call this settlement ? 

 That too was soon discovered. Any one of the old inhabitants 

 could tell us that. It was called '' Donklauk," which, although not 

 the real name, is near enough for all euphonic purposes, and 

 we feared it would not do. Then we said, we will perpetuate the 

 memory of our lovely walks in the woods and will call it " The 

 Home of the Wild Grape " in Potta wattomie. When we proposed 

 to send to Washington to the Smithsonian Institution, for this 

 Indian translation, it was suggested that we had better enclose a 

 list of names to choose from. Evidently this person had had some 

 experience in translations, so we added, "The Restful Place," 

 "The Home in the Woods," " Where Peace Reigns," and the like. 

 It was in eager haste that we opened the official-looking docu- 

 ment when it came some months later, and read the curious list 

 from the Miami, Potta wattomie, and Ojibway dialects: 



Kapawick . . . Shrubbery. 



Wapinipi . . . White water. 



Chilakange . . In the thicket. 



Tawanong . . . Tree place. 



Shipakwong . . Leafy place. 



Winakwong . . Forest. 



Endaian . . . My home. 



Nuashmanek . . Resting place. 

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