Pottawotomi Indians

   An Algonquian tribe, allied to the Chippewas. They ranged over portions of what is now the state of Michigan, and in 1760, when Detroit fell into the hands of the British, occupied a village below the fort. One hundred and fifty of the tribe fought under Pontiac in 1763. In the War of 1812, they took the British side.

   Index: Hd Sioux offer to attack, 148; described as fickle, credulous, and timid, 148.

   Bib.: Pilling, Bibliography of Algonquian Languages; Charlevoix, History of New France; Parkman, Conspiracy of Pontiac.