Potawatomi
noun
Pot·a·wat·o·mi
ˌpä-tə-ˈwä-tə-mē 
variants
or less commonly Potawatami
or Pottawattomi
or Pottawattami
1
plural Potawatomi or Potawatomis also Potawatami or Potawatamis or Pottawattomi or Pottawattomis or Pottawattami or Pottawattamis
: a member of an Indigenous people originally of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan and adjoining states
2
: the Algonquian language of the Potawatomi people
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Michigan is one of 10 states with the largest population of Native Americans: The Ottawa, Ojibway, Chippewa, Potawatomi and others have a significant place in Michigan’s history, both as groups and individuals, the Library of Michigan said.
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Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
The Forest County Potawatomi Community this year became the first tribe in Wisconsin, and fourth in the country, to be approved for the Tribal Transportation Self-Governance Program.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
Other names for October’s full moon across various indigenous peoples include the moon of the first frost from the Potawatomi nation, time when the corn is taken in from the Apache tribe or falling leaves moon from the Anishinaabe people.
—Gina Park and Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
That includes the third annual Indigenous Business Conference, which is being held Monday and Tuesday at the Potawatomi Casino Hotel.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2024
Much of the land was already occupied by several Native American peoples, including members of the Potawatomi, Ho-Chunk, Ojibwe and Menomonie tribes.
—Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2024
Opening Ceremonies Parade led by Kalamazoo Pipe Band begins, then Southern Straight, a group of more than 20 Potawatomi, Ojibwe, Odawa and Chippewa drummers and singers, leads a community round dance.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 12 Sep. 2024
City planners laid out Gary’s grid atop the marshes where the rich men of Chicago once spent their weekends hunting and tramping around Calumet, and where the Potawatomi and Miami people lived for 12,000 years before them.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 July 2024
The Indian Removal Act in 1830 eventually drove all tribes in the region west of the Mississippi, including the Potawatomi.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2024
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Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
The Forest County Potawatomi Community this year became the first tribe in Wisconsin, and fourth in the country, to be approved for the Tribal Transportation Self-Governance Program.
—Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
Other names for October’s full moon across various indigenous peoples include the moon of the first frost from the Potawatomi nation, time when the corn is taken in from the Apache tribe or falling leaves moon from the Anishinaabe people.
—Gina Park and Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024
That includes the third annual Indigenous Business Conference, which is being held Monday and Tuesday at the Potawatomi Casino Hotel.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2024
Much of the land was already occupied by several Native American peoples, including members of the Potawatomi, Ho-Chunk, Ojibwe and Menomonie tribes.
—Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2024
Opening Ceremonies Parade led by Kalamazoo Pipe Band begins, then Southern Straight, a group of more than 20 Potawatomi, Ojibwe, Odawa and Chippewa drummers and singers, leads a community round dance.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 12 Sep. 2024
City planners laid out Gary’s grid atop the marshes where the rich men of Chicago once spent their weekends hunting and tramping around Calumet, and where the Potawatomi and Miami people lived for 12,000 years before them.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 July 2024
The Indian Removal Act in 1830 eventually drove all tribes in the region west of the Mississippi, including the Potawatomi.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2024
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“Potawatomi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Potawatomi. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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