▁ne olog ism . ▁ ▁Wy and ot ▁County ▁– ▁after ▁the ▁Wy and ot ▁people . ▁ ▁Town ships ▁ ▁Below ▁are ▁the ▁town ships ▁in ▁Michigan ▁whose ▁names ▁are ▁derived ▁from ▁Native ▁American ▁words . ▁The ▁count ies ▁whose ▁names ▁are ▁derived ▁from ▁count ies , ▁settlement s , ▁or ▁ge ographical ▁features ▁are ▁not ▁listed ▁here . ▁▁ ▁O not a ▁Township , ▁Al ger ▁County ▁– ▁after ▁the ▁One ida ▁people ▁of ▁nearby ▁Wisconsin . ▁ ▁Ch ik aming ▁Township , ▁Ber rien ▁County ▁– ▁Indian ▁word ▁" ch ick aming " ▁meaning ▁" la ke " ▁ ▁We es aw ▁Township , ▁Ber rien ▁County ▁– ▁after ▁Chief ▁We es aw ▁of ▁the ▁Pot aw atom i . ▁ ▁Ont wa ▁Township , ▁Cass ▁County ▁– ▁after ▁an ▁Indian ▁ma iden ▁who ▁lived ▁in ▁Detroit . ▁ ▁N unda ▁Township , ▁Che bo yg an ▁County ▁– ▁Sen eca ▁word ▁meaning ▁" where ▁the ▁valley ▁meets ▁the ▁hill ". ▁ ▁T us car ora ▁Township , ▁Che bo yg an ▁County ▁– ▁after ▁the ▁T us car ora ▁people . ▁ ▁W au ced ah ▁Township , ▁Dick inson ▁County ▁– ▁O j ib we ▁word ▁meaning ▁" t alk ing ▁stream ". ▁ ▁One ida ▁Township , ▁E aton ▁County ▁– ▁after ▁the ▁One ida ▁people . ▁ ▁W aw at am ▁Township , ▁Em met ▁County ▁– ▁after ▁W aw at am , ▁an ▁O da wa ▁chief . ▁ ▁Os ce ola ▁Township , ▁H