naw-do-wa-see

Updated: August 19, 2026

This latter race lived entirely by hunting and fishing and endured very great hardships sometimes, particularly, when there was scarcity of game. The Chippewas were very brave people on the war path, and their principal foes were Sioux Indians on the plains. These were called in the Ottawa language "Naw-do-wa-see," and in the Chippewa "Au-bwan."

Andrew J. Blackbird - History of the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan : A Grammar of Their Language, and Personal and Family History of the Author