The Crees are the Knisteneaux of Alexander Mackenzie. See his account of them, Mackenzie's Travels, (London, 1801) p. xci to cvii.
Lake Superior. The only names the Dakotas have for Lake Superior are Medé Tânka or Tânka Medé—Great Lake, and Me-ne-yâ-ta—literally, At-the-Water.
April—Literally, the moon when the geese lay eggs. See note 71.