Misi-pawastik in Michigan

[Andrew Dalke-3]

I noticed that "Misi-pawistik" and "Misi-p<C3><A1>wastik" (escaping
the UTF-8) are alternate names for both Holland and Grand Rapids, MI.
This is apparently based on the Cree term for Grand Rapids.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misipawistik_Cree_Nation
>    "Misipawistik" in the local Cree language, means "great rapids"

However, the Cree were never in Michigan and the "Grand Rapids"
referred to in that Wikipedia page is in Manitoba. Perhaps there was a
mistake and some data set had MI instead of MB?

I have been to Holland, Michigan and I don't recall any rapids, Google
Maps shows a river there but it isn't a big river, and I found no
pages (other than automatic geographical namers) which mentioned Misi-
pawistik and Holland together.

For that matter, the only pages I found with Misi-pawastik and "Grand
Rapids" together were for the place in Manitoba.


-- Andrew Dalke <dalke@...>

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[Marc Wick]

Andrew

You are right the alternate name has been attached to the wrong 'Grand
Rapids'. I have moved it to the correct one:
http://www.geonames.org/5964664/grand-rapids.html

Best

Marc

Andrew Dalke wrote:

> I noticed that "Misi-pawistik" and "Misi-p<C3><A1>wastik" (escaping
> the UTF-8) are alternate names for both Holland and Grand Rapids, MI.
> This is apparently based on the Cree term for Grand Rapids.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misipawistik_Cree_Nation
>>    "Misipawistik" in the local Cree language, means "great rapids"
>
> However, the Cree were never in Michigan and the "Grand Rapids"
> referred to in that Wikipedia page is in Manitoba. Perhaps there was a
> mistake and some data set had MI instead of MB?
>
> I have been to Holland, Michigan and I don't recall any rapids, Google
> Maps shows a river there but it isn't a big river, and I found no
> pages (other than automatic geographical namers) which mentioned Misi-
> pawistik and Holland together.
>
> For that matter, the only pages I found with Misi-pawastik and "Grand
> Rapids" together were for the place in Manitoba.
>
>
> -- Andrew Dalke <dalke@...>
>
> >
>

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[Andrew Dalke-3]

On Oct 31, 10:29 am, Marc Wick <m...@...> wrote:
> You are right the alternate name has been attached to the wrong 'Grand
> Rapids'. I have moved it to the correct one:http://www.geonames.org/5964664/grand-rapids.html

Thanks!

Cheers,

-- Andrew Dalke <dalke@...>


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