Tonto belonged to the Potawatomi tribe of northern Michigan, though the origins of the term "kemo sabe" puzzled scholars for years. One academic made a lighthearted attempt to trace it through various Indian dialects and finally gave up. In later years, Jewell admitted that he had coined it: his father-in-law had once run a camp called Ke-Mo-Sah-Bee in upper Michigan.
( John Dunning )
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