Chief tapawaka
The Ojibwa, Ottawa, and Potawatomi formed the Council of Three Fires in the year 796 AD at Michilimackinac.
Ottawa was never captured by the armericans although the Americans did burn york and looted it . (york = Toronto)
the ottawa were afraid the british would settle on their land
In the last days of french and Indian war,the leader of the Ottawa nations Pontiac formed an alliance of western native Americans.In May 1763 Pontiac and his allies attacked british forts and settlements throughout the area.Nearly half a dozen western british forts were destroyed and at least 2,000 backcountry settlers reacted with equal viciousness. they killed native Americans who had not attacked them. The british finally defeated Pontiac's forces in early august at a battle near fort pitt. Pontiac conuinued to fight for anthor year, but by the fall of 1764nthe war was over.
Pontiac captured three important forts in the west frontier from the British. He was the Ottawa chief of Native Americans.
Pontiac
Chief Pontiac wanted to unite Native Americans against the British because none of the tribes were able to drive the British away on their own. Some of the tribes that supported Chief Pontiac were the Ottawa, Huron, Chippewa, Shawnee, and the Ojibwa.
the algonquie , shawnee and ottawa
Chief tapawaka
Pontiac, the Ottawa Chief
Several Native American tribes were involved in the French and Indian War. On the French side were the Shawnee, Algonquian, and Ottawa. On the British side were the Iroquois, Seneca and Onondaga.
The Algonquin, Shawnee, Ottawa, Wyandot, Lenape and Ojibwa all joined the French to fight the British.
Traders is an English equivalent of 'Ottawa'. The noun comes from the Algonquin language speakers of Canada's Native Americans. The people's name also may be found spelled as 'Odawa' and 'Odaawaa'.
In 1763 there was an Ottawa leader who's name was Pontiac.The British(English) were taking up lots of land (Native American land) and the Ottawa decided to stop helping them and rebel them. They had a signed petition, but the petition wasn't approved so the British kept taking Native land. Pontiac said, "seeks only to destory us". And of course the rebellion led to war sooner or later. Native Americans attaked British forts and their settlements in the Ohio River Valley and near the Great Lakes. This certain war was known as Pontiac's Rebellion.
In 1607, there was an alien invasion near the Ottawa area. They brought country music to the native Americans who have passed it on through generations since.
The city Ottawa was named after a native American tribe