Mohawk, Wisconsin | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Mohawk

Origin of Mohawk, Wisconsin

Mohawk, Wisconsin | Wisconsin Historical Society
Dictionary of Wisconsin History.

Mohawks (Indian Tribe), a corrupt form of "makwag," bears. They were an Iroquis tribe that had the bear as their totem.

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[Source: Card file at the WHS Library reference desk]