Editing Petoskey, Michigan (section)

===Odawa inhabitants===
The Little Traverse Bay area was long inhabited by indigenous peoples, including the [[Odawa people]]. The name ''Petoskey'' is said to mean "where the light shines through the clouds" in the language of the [[Odawa people|Odawa]]. After the 1836 [[Treaty of Washington (1836)|Treaty of Washington]], Odawa Chief [[Pet-O-Sega|Ignatius Petosega]] (1787–1885) took the opportunity to purchase lands near the Bear River. Petosega's father was [[Antoine Carre (explorer)|Antoine Carre]], a [[French Canadian]] [[fur trader]] and his mother was Odawa.<ref>Vogel, Virgil J. (1986). ''Indian Names in Michigan'', pp. 45–46. University of Michigan Press. {{ISBN|0-472-06365-0}}.</ref>