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Nokomis

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Nokomis, Canada, USA Both are named after Nokomis, daughter of the moon, in Longfellow's poem Hiawatha. She raises Hiawatha and helps him to acquire the wisdom and strength appropriate for a Native American leader. Nokomis is an Ojibwa word meaning ‘grandmother’. There is also a Lake Nokomis in Saskatchewan, Canada.

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Nokomis

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Nokomis, character in Hiawatha.

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