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NIPKY NIPMUC 



[b. a. e. 



Doc. Col. Hist., X, 1053, 1855), were the 

 heron, beaver, birchbark, squirrel, and 

 blood. No reliable statistics in regard to 

 their numljers have been recorded. The 

 Indians now on a reservation on L. Nipis- 

 sing are officiallv classed as Chippewa; 

 they numbered 162 in 1884, and 223 in 

 1906. A Nipissing division was called 

 Miskouaha. (.i. m.) 



AskicSaneronons.— ,Ies. Rel. 1639, 88, 1858 ( = • sor- 

 cerers' — Hewitt). AskikSanehronons. — Jes. Rel. 

 1641,81,1858. Askikouaneronons. — Ibid. Aweatsi- 

 waenrrhonon. — Jes. Rel., Thwaites ed., x, 83, 1897. 

 Bisserains.— Chami^lain (ca. 1624), OCnvres, v, 2d 

 pt., 79, 1870. Bisseriniens.— Sagiird (1636) , Can., I, 

 190,1.S66. Bissiriniens.— Jes.Rel.l635,18,l.s.=)8. Bys- 

 siriniens.— Charlevoix (1744), New Franee.ll. 95, 

 1866. Ebicerinys. — Sagard ( 1636 ) , Can., 1, 172, 1866. 

 Epesengles.— MeKeiiney and Hall, Ind. Tribes, 

 HI, S(», 1854. Epicerinyens.— Sagard (1636), Can., 

 in, 727, 1866. Epicerinys. — Ibid., iv, Huron Diet., 

 18G6. Epiciriniens.— Sagard(1636)qnoted by Park- 

 man, Pioneers, 351, 1883. Episingles.— Dumont, 

 Mem. of La., Vl, 135, 17.53. Epissingue. — Writer of 

 1756 in N. Y. Doe. Col. Hist., .x, 4S,5, 1,S58. Ilgon- 

 quines.— La Salle (1682) in Freneh, Hist. Coll. La., 

 I, 46, 1846. Juskwaugume. — Jones, Ojebway Inds., 

 178, 1861. Kekerannon-rounons. — Lamberville 

 (1686) inN. Y. Doe. Col. Hist., in, 489, 1S53. Longs 

 Cheveux.— Jes. Rel. 1671, 35, 1858. Nation des Sor- 

 ciers.— Jes. Rel. 1632, 14, 1858. Nebicerini.— Cham- 

 plain (1613) , CEnvres, in, 295, 1870. Neperinks.— 

 Clinton ( 1745) in N. Y. Doe. Col. Hist., vi, 276, 18.55. 

 Nepesangs. — Pike, Exped., pt. 1, app., 62, 1810. 

 Nepesinks.— Clinton (1745) in N. Y. Doc. Col. Hist., 

 VI, 281,18.55. Nepessins. — Buchanan, N.Am. Inds., 

 T, 139, 1824. Nepicerinis.— Lahontan, New Voy., 

 I, 143, 1703. Nepicinquis. — Chauvignerie (1736) 

 quoted by Schoolcraft, Ind. Tribes, iii, 554, 18.53. 

 Nepicirenians. — Heriot,Trav., 195, 1807. Nepiciri- 

 niens. — Bacqueville de la Potherie, ii, 48, 1753. 

 Nepiscenicens. — Boudinot, Star in the West, 127, 

 1816. Nepiseriniens.— La Barre(1682) in N. Y.Doc. 

 Col. Hist.. IX, 196, 1855. Nepisin.— Dobbs, Hudson 

 Bay, map, 1744. Nepisinguis. — Mackenzie, Voy., 

 xlii,1801. Nepisirini. — l>ahontan. New Voy., 1,231, 

 1703. Nepisseniniens. — Doc. of 1695 in N. Y.Doc. 

 Col. Hist., IX, 599, 18-55. Nepissens.— Boudinot, Star 

 in the West, 127, 1816. Nepisseriens. — Du Chesneau 

 (1681) in N. Y. Doc. Col. Hist., ix, 160, 18.5.5. Nepis- 

 seriniens. — Doc. of 1697, ibid., 669. Nepissings. — 

 Doc. of 1695, ibid., 599. Nepissingues. — Ibid., 602. 

 Nepissiniens. — Ibid., .596. Nepissiriens. — Du Ches- 

 neau (1681), ibid., 160. Nepissiriniens. — Doc. of 

 1693, ibid., 566. Nibissiriniens. — Parkman, Pio- 

 neers, 3.51, 1883. Nipeceriniens. — Colden (1727), 

 Five Nations, 28, 1747. Nipercineans. — School- 

 craft, Ind. Tribes, l, 307, 1S51. Nipicirinien, — 

 Jes. Rel. 1639, 14, 18.58. Nipisierinij.— Champlain 

 (1615), CEuvres, iv, 21, 1870. Nipisings.— Cox, 

 Columbia R., ll, 142, 1831. Nipisingues. — Henrv, 

 Trav., 30, 1.S09. Nipisinks.— German Flats corif. 

 (1770) in N. Y. Doc. Col. Hist.,VIll, 229, 18.57. Nipi- 

 siriniens.— Jes. Rel. 1636,69, 18.58. Nipissings.— Doc. 

 of 1741 inN. Y. Doc. Col. Hist., ix, 1080,18.55. Kipis- 

 singues. — Du Chesneau (1679), ibid., 133. Nipis- 

 sins. — Smith, Bouquet's Exped., 69, 1766. Nipis- 

 siriniens. — Jes. Rel. 1641, 81, 18.58. Nipissirinioek. — 

 Trumbull, Algonk. Names for Man, 18, 1871 

 (=' small lake men'). Nipistingues. — Lettres 

 Edif., I, 696, 1.S3.S. Nippsingues.— Frontenac (1682) 

 in N. Y. Doc. Col. Hist., ix, 182, 18.55. Nipsang.— 

 Lear (1792) in Am. St. Pap., Ind. Aff., I, 244, 1832. 

 Nypissings. — Lamberville (1686) in N. Y. Doc. 

 Col. Hist., Ill, 489, 18,53. Nypsins.— Long, Exped. 

 St Peters R., II, 151, 1824. Odishk-wa-gami.— Bar- 

 aga, Eng.-Otch. Diet., ii, 1878 (Chipi)ewa name; 

 Cuoq renders it 'at the last water,' but Chamber- 

 lain prefers' [people] ontheothersideofthelake'). 

 Odishkwa - Gamig. — Trumbull, Algonk. Names 

 for Man, 18. 1872 ('people of the last lake'; from 

 ishkua' utthe end of, (jami 'lake' or 'water'; 

 Chi7)pewa name). 0-dish-quag-um-eeg. — School- 

 craft, Ind. Tribes, ll, 139, 1852. 0-dish-quag- 

 um-ees. — Ramsey in Ind. Aff. Rep., 91, 18.50. 

 Odishquahgumme. — Wilson, Ojebway Lang., 1.57, 

 1874 (= 'Algonquin Indians'). Otick waga-mi. — 

 Cuoq, Lex. Iroq., 42, 1882. Outiskouagami.— 



Jes. Rel. 1671, 35, 1858. Outisquagamis.— Andre 

 (1671) quoted by Shea, Cath. Miss., :^65, 1855. 

 Pisierinii. — Champlain (1616), CEuvres, iv, 61. 1870. 

 Fisirinins. — Ibid., 63, 1870. ftuiennontateronons. — 

 Sagard (1636), Can., iv, index, 1S66. Guieunonta- 

 teronons.— Ibid., in, 750, 1866. Skaghnanes. — Mess, 

 of 1763 in N. Y. Doc. Col. Hist., vil, 544, 1856. 

 Skaghquanoghronos. — Johnson (1763), ibid., .582. 

 Skecaneronons. — Sagard (1636), Can., in, 727, 1866. 

 Skekaneronons. — Ibid., I, 148, 1866. Skekwanen-hro- 

 non. — Cuoq, Lex. Iroq., 42, 1883 (Mohawk name). 

 Skequaneronon.— Sagard (1632), Can., iv, Huron 

 Diet., 1S66. Skighquan.— Livingston (1701) in N. 

 Y. Doc. Col. Hist., IV, 899, 18-54. Sorcerers.— -Mac- 

 lean, Can. Savage Folk, 3.59, 1-896 (English ren- 

 dering of name by which they were known to 

 earlv French missionaries'^. Squekaneronons. — 

 Sagard (1636), Can., 1,172, 1866 (Huron name). 

 Tuskwa-wgomeeg.— Tanner, Narr., 316, 1830 (Ottawa 

 "name). 



Nipky. Probably a Lower Creek town, 

 as "Appalya, beloved man of Nipky," is 

 mentioned among the Lower Creek chiefs 

 in a document dated Frederica, Ga., in 

 1747.— McCall, Hist. Ga., i, 367, 1811. 



Nipmuc ( from Nipamaxg, ' fresh-water 

 fishing place'). The inland tribes of 

 central Massachusetts living chiefly in 

 the s. part of Worcester co., extending 

 into Connecticut and Rhode Island. 

 Their chief seats were on the headwaters 

 of Blackstone and Quinebaiig rs., and 

 about the ponds of Brooktield. Ilassana- 

 mesit seenis to have been their principal 

 village in 1674, but their villages had no 

 apparent political connection, and the 

 different parts of their territory were sub- 

 ject to their more powerful neighbors, 

 the Massaehuset, Wampanoag, Narragan- 

 set, and Mohegan, and even tributary to 

 the Mohawk. The Nashua, dwelling far- 

 ther N., are sometimes clas.sed with the 

 Nipmuc, but were rather a distinct body. 

 The New England missionaries had 7 

 villages of Christian Indians among them 

 in 1674; but on the outbreak of King 

 Philip's war in the next year almost all 

 of them joined the ho.'^tile tribes, and 

 at its close fled to Canada or westward 

 to the Mahican and other tribes on the 

 Hudson. 



The following villages and bands prob- 

 ably belonged to the Nipmuc: Acoome- 

 meck, Chabanakongkomun, Chachau- 

 bunkkakowok, Hadley Indians, Hassa- 

 namesit, Magunkaiiuo.sj:, Manchaug, Man- 

 exit, Massomuck, Medfield, INIenemesseg, 

 Metewemesick, Missogkonnog, Musketa- 

 quid, Nashobali, Nichewaug, Okomma- 

 kamesit, Pakachoog, Quabaug, Quahmvsit, 

 Quantisset, Quinebaug, Segunesit, Squaw- 

 keag, Tatumasket, Totapoag, VVacuntug, 

 Wenimesset, and Woruntuck. (j. m. ) 

 Neepemut— Williams (1637) in Mass. Hist. See. 

 Coll., 4th s., VI, 190, 1.S63. Neepmucks.— Ibid., 3d 

 s., IX, 300, 1846. Neepnet.— Williams {ca. 1636), 

 ibid., 4th s., VI, 188, 1863. Neipnett.— Winthrop 

 (1632) quoted by Barber, Hi.st. Coll., .570, 1841. 

 Nepmets.— Higgihson (1637) in Mass. Hist. Soc. 

 Coll., 4th s., VII, 396, 1865 (misprint.'). Nep mock.— 

 Stephens (1675), ibid., 3d s., X, 117, 1849. Nepnet — 

 McKennev and Hall, Ind. Tribes, in, 82, is.54. 

 Nibenets.— Maurault, Abenakis, 2, 1866. Nip- 

 moog.— Writer of 1675 quoted by Drake. Ind. 

 Chron., 19, l.s:^6. Nipmucks— Williams (1660) in 

 R. I. Col. Rec, I, 40, 18.56. Nipmug.— Letter of 

 1675 in N.H. Hist. Soc. Coll., 11,6,1827. Nipmuk.— 



