"Potawatomis" Pronounce,Meaning And Examples

"Potawatomis" Meaning

Potawatomi is a Native American people inhabiting the North the US, primarily in Michigan and Wisconsin. The name "Potawatomi" comes from an Ojibwe word " Bodéwadmik", meaning "people of the place of the fire".

"Potawatomis" Examples

Examples of the Word "Potawatomis"

Noun

- The Potawatomis were one of the three tribes that made up the bands of the Three Fires Council of the Algonquian Confederacy.
- In the 17th century, the Potawatomis were moving into the region and would eventually become one of the dominant tribes in the area.
- The Potawatomis formed an alliance with the French and the Hurons to challenge the Iroquois in the early 18th century.
- Many Potawatomis still maintain tribal lands and operate above the line of an Ojibwe referral in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
- Prior to the forced relocation, the tribe commonly occupied the glacial plains of Wisconsin, consisting of several lakes and over a dozen bayous of Wisconsin and Michigan.

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