They lived in this area when the French explorers contacted them in the 1650s, in order to avoid attacks by the Iroquois. Also known as the Prairie Algonquians, the Miami Indian tribe got their name from the Ojibwa word, oumamik, which means people of the peninsula..
mg - one thousandth (1/1,000) gram. milligram. metric weight unit, weight unit - a decimal unit of weight based on the gram. mcg, microgram - one millionth (1/1,000,000) gram. metric grain, grain - a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat.
MgOH2. Magnesium hydroxide is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula of hydrated Mg(OH) 2. As a suspension in water, it is often called milk of magnesia because of its milk-like appearance.