| Lcnaf uri | http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85096087 |
| Organization name | Ottawa indians |
| Other names | Odawa;Outaouak;Tawa;Odaawaa |
| Org type | Indian group |
| Bio notes | Also known as Odawa, Odaawaa, Outouaak, Tawa, meaning “Trader.” An Algonquian-speaking people historically located along Lake Huron, the Ottawa River, and throughout northern Michigan and Ohio. The Odawa trade network was so extensive that early fur traders would refer to any Algonquian-speaking tribe as “Ottawa.” After depopulation following the Beaver Wars and disease epidemics, many relocated to an area near the French-operated Fort Detroit (1701). They fought against the British in the French and Indian War, but after the defeat of the French, the Ottawan Chief Pontiac led a famous rebellion in 1763. A decade later, Chief Egushawa fought on the side of the British in Revolutionary War, which resulted in pressure from the US government to cede land. In response, the Ottawa participated in the Northwest Indian War (1785-1795), which culiminated in the Battle of Fallen Timbers. Over the course of the 1795 Treaty of Greenville, the 1807 Treaty of Detroit, and the 1817 treaty, most of the Ottawa’s Ohio and Michigan territories were ceded. The Indian Removal Act of 1830 delivered the final blow, after which a majority of Ottawa removed to northeastern Kansas. Following the Civil War, some of these then moved to Oklahoma. |
| Citations | http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Ottawa_Indians?rec=614 ; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odawa |
Jacob Lindley's Account, 1793
Wm. Hartshorne's Journal of Journey to Detroit 1793