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- ↑ Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin History Chief Oshkosh Archived 2007-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Ojibwe Dictionary". Freelang. Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2007-03-28.
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- Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 080613576X.