tooettecone

Updated: May 7, 2025

Sometimes the two names subsist together; thus, the chief Cameahwait, which means 'One Who Never Walks, has the war-name of Tooettecone, or 'Black Gun, which he acquired when he first signalized himself. As each new action gives a warrior a right to change his name, many of them have several in the course of their lives.

Noah Brooks - First Across the Continent : The story of the exploring expedition of Lewis and Clark in 1804-5-6