Kay-óshk is the Ojibway name for the sea-gull.
Gitchee—great,—Gumee—sea or lake,—Lake Superior; also often called Ochipwè Gitchee Gúmee, Great lake (or sea) of the Ojibways.
Né-mè-Shómis—my grandfather. "In the days of my grandfather" is the Ojibway's preface to all his traditions and legends.