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== History == | == History == | ||
The Chippewa, Potawatomi and the Ottawa formed the Council of Three Fires. | The [[Chippewa_Indians|Chippewa,]] [[Potawatomi_Indians|Potawatomi]] and the Ottawa formed the Council of Three Fires. | ||
They were part of the Great Huron Trade. | They were part of the Great Huron Trade. | ||
The tribe is federally recognized as the Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma. | The tribe is federally recognized as the Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma. | ||
==== Brief Timeline ==== | ==== Brief Timeline ==== | ||
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*'''1763: '''Pontiac's Rebellion; tried to drive the British from the Great Lakes. About 2,000 settlers died during the rebellion. Many British forts surrendered; Fort Detroit and Fort Pitt did not. Fort Pitt under Lord Jeffery Amherst's suggestion, sent out smallpox-infected blankets starting an epidemic among the Indians | *'''1763: '''Pontiac's Rebellion; tried to drive the British from the Great Lakes. About 2,000 settlers died during the rebellion. Many British forts surrendered; Fort Detroit and Fort Pitt did not. Fort Pitt under Lord Jeffery Amherst's suggestion, sent out smallpox-infected blankets starting an epidemic among the Indians | ||
*'''1831: '''Land cessions | *'''1831: '''Land cessions | ||
*'''1831-1867:''' The tribe lived in Kansas | *'''1831-1867:''' The tribe lived in Kansas | ||
*'''1867-1870: '''removed to Indian Territory - Oklahoma; some live in Ontario - Manitoulin Island and Cockburn Island | *'''1867-1870: '''removed to Indian Territory - Oklahoma; some live in Ontario - Manitoulin Island and Cockburn Island | ||
*'''1959:''' Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma terminated, Tribal membership 630, Tribal land (Acres) 0 (*1956 is the year given in the history of the Ottawa of Oklahoma's web site which coincides with a roll of blood members of the tribe that is now used for proof to join currently) | *'''1959:''' Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma terminated, Tribal membership 630, Tribal land (Acres) 0 (*1956 is the year given in the history of the Ottawa of Oklahoma's web site which coincides with a roll of blood members of the tribe that is now used for proof to join currently) | ||
*'''1978:''' Ottawa Tribe restored | *'''1978:''' Ottawa Tribe restored | ||
*'''1979:''' Ottawa Tribe reestablished as a federally recognized government when the Ottawa Council and the U.S. Congress ratified the Constitution. Present day members of the Ottawa of Oklahoma tribe must present proof of blood relatives on the 1956 roll and an original birth certificate. | *'''1979:''' Ottawa Tribe reestablished as a federally recognized government when the Ottawa Council and the U.S. Congress ratified the Constitution. Present day members of the Ottawa of Oklahoma tribe must present proof of blood relatives on the 1956 roll and an original birth certificate. | ||
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'''Brief History''' | |||
'''Brief History''' | |||
The history of the Ottawa Indians places them, at the first contact with Europeans, in what was to become Ontario, Canada in the 1600s. They are usually associated with Manitoulin Island and the shores of Georgian Bay in Lake Huron, in what is now the Province of Ontario<ref>History of the Ottawa Tribe from the Handbook of American Indians by Frederick Webb Hodge [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/ottawa/ottawahist.htm Available online]</ref>. | The history of the Ottawa Indians places them, at the first contact with Europeans, in what was to become Ontario, Canada in the 1600s. They are usually associated with Manitoulin Island and the shores of Georgian Bay in Lake Huron, in what is now the Province of Ontario<ref>History of the Ottawa Tribe from the Handbook of American Indians by Frederick Webb Hodge [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/ottawa/ottawahist.htm Available online]</ref>. | ||
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'''Correspondence and Census''' | '''Correspondence and Census''' | ||
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