Winamac

Winamac

male, deceased (1812)
Native American, war of 1812, leader, Potawatomi, Treaty of Grenville, Winnemac
Winamac or Winnemac (died 1812) was an important chief of the Potawatomi Indians. Winamac, whose name meant "catfish," was a signer of the 1795...

Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish

female
from Michigan, Treaty of Chicago, Mashipinashiwish, Kalamazoo River, Allegan County, Mash-i-pi-wish…Potawatomi, Potawatomi tribe, Treaty with the Potawatomi
Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish (also spelled with various transliterations as Mashipinashiwish, Me-chee-pee-nai-she-insh, Mash-i-pi-wish ,...
Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable

Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable

male, deceased (1813)
Pioneer Court, Jacques Clamorgan, from Chicago, City founder, spanish, roman…Potawatomi
Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable (1730s - August 28, 1818) was the first known settler in the area which is now Chicago, Illinois. He was long ignored...
Sauganash

Sauganash

male, deceased (1841)
Old Treaty Elm, Zhagenash, Chief Sauganash, Forest Glen, Chicago, Potawatomi language, William Caldwell…Potawatomi, Potawatomi tribe
Sauganash, also known as Chief Sauganash, or Billy Caldwell, was a half-Potawatomi, half-European leader born in the late 18th century. His father...

Mecosta

male
from Michigan, First Nations leader, Native American, leader, Potawatomi tribe, Potawatomi
Mecosta was a 19th century Potawatomi chief. His name means "Big Bear". Mecosta was born near what is today Big Rapids, Michigan. Mecosta County,...
John Tipton

John Tipton

male, deceased (1839)
removal, Indian removal, plymouth, david wallace, Harrison County, Miami tribe…Potawatomi
John Beresford Tipton (August 14 1786 - April 5 1839) was an American politician. Tipton was born in what is now Sevier County, Tennessee. His...

Oconomowoc, Wisconsin

male
waukesha county, Potawatomi, Pottawatomie, from Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, Village of Oconomowoc Lake, Cities in Wisconsin
Oconomowoc is a city in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States. Oconomowoc was derived from Coo-no-mo-wauk. This was the Pottawatomie term for...
Leopold Pokagon

Leopold Pokagon

male, deceased (1827)
Wkema, Mékdéwkwneyéd, Saint Joseph River, Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indian, a band that would come to take his name, St. Joseph River…Potawatomi language, Potawatomi Wkama, Potawatomi, Potawatomi tribe
Leopold Pokagon was a Potawatomi "Wkema" (chief). Taking over for Tobinabee, who died due to a fall from a horse when drunk in 1827, Pokagon became...

Claude-Jean Allouez

male, deceased (1689)
Green Bay, St. Lawrence River, Wyandot, Haute-Loire, Saint-Didier-en-Velay, Anishinaabe language…Potawatomi
Claude Jean Allouez ; was a Jesuit missionary. He was born in Saint-Didier-en-Velay in the département of Haute-Loire in south-central France. In 1...

Benjamin Petit

male, deceased (1839)
Catholic, Notre Dame University, University of Notre Dame, Roman Catholic, Native American, missionary…Potawatomi, Potawatomi Trail of Death
Benjamin Marie Petit (April 8, 1811 - February 10, 1839). A native of Rennes in Brittany, Petit was a Catholic missionary sent to the Potawatomi...