 The center of the village was generally considered near the present day intersection of Cross Lake Road (Pine County 9) and Government Road.Chengwatana was an Ojibwa village, located along the lower course of the Snake River, Minnesota.Its name in Ojibwe was "Zhingwaadena", a contraction of "Zhingwaak-oodena" or "White-Pine Town"; English uses the French transcription of the Ojibwe.