Potawatomi: Quick Facts

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Sep. 26, 2026

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Cover of The Red Man's Greeting by Chief Pokagon, made of birch bark with yellow ribbon binding and printed text, including an illustration of a canoe scene.

Map showing the distribution of Indigenous peoples of the Northeast Woodlands region in North America, with tribal names such as Algonquin, Ojibwa (Chippewa), Iroquois, Shawnee, and Powhatan labeled across present-day northeastern United States and southeastern Canada. Major lakes and rivers are marked, and a red boundary outlines the general region inhabited by these groups.

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Topics

Citizen Potawatomi Prairie band Northeast Indian Wampanoag Abenaki Pequot Iroquoian peoples Wendat Menominee Lenni Lenape Kickapoo Mohawk Ho-Chunk

Key People

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Sauganash

American Indian leader

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Shabonee

Potawatomi chief