pe-ness-wi

Updated: May 28, 2025

Father Baden; I was small, but I distinctly remember having the water poured over my head and putting some salt in my mouth, and changing my name from Pe-ness-wi- qua-am to Amable. The mission was then established at Seven Mile Point, where a church was built with poles and covered with cedar bark.

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