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Names have been changed, sometimes in innocence

September 7, 2008
By MARK BUSHNELL

Before Samuel de Champlain paddled out onto a large lake 399 years ago, he had
heard American Indians speak of it. They knew it by various names. The Mohawks
called it "Caniadari Quaront," which has been translated as "wide lake" and
"gateway of the good land." The Oneida called it "Oneadalote" or "Onyatalot,"
which mean, respectively, "a lake" or "a wide lake."

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