Notable Chiefs
- Chief Pontiac. An Ottawa chief, born about 1720, probably on Maumee River, Ohio, about the mouth of the Auglaize. In 1769 he attended a large meeting at Cahokia, Illinois, where drinking took place and he was assassinated by a Peoria Indian.
- Chief Ningweegon (aka Negwagon). A chief of the Ottawa of the Michilimackinac region of Michigan, sometimes known in English as "The Wing," or "Wing." Although some sources refer to him as "Little Wing", this does not have supporting documentation.
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