Nishnabotna etym.

Alan H. Hartley ahartley at d.umn.edu
Wed Apr 2 21:56:00 UTC 2003


Can anyone tell me the meaning of the river-name written by William
Clark in 1804 as Neesh-nah-ba-to-na? Clark identifies it as Omaha, but
Gary Moulton, in his end-note, says "According to Thomas Say [it] is an
Oto Indian name signifying 'canoe making river'."

Thanks,

Alan



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