Who Are the Potawatomi Indians?
The Potawatomi Indians are a tribe of Native Americans who once inhabited the Great Lakes region of the United States. The United States Government began a forceful relocation of the Potawatomi Indians in the 1830s, with the military driving Native American tribes over several states to areas west of the Mississippi River. Today the population of the Potawatomi tribe is established in many areas of both the United States and Canada. Different speculations regarding the origination of the Potawatomi name exist, but it is commonly believed to derive from the Ojibwe language, meaning “People of the Place of Fire,” or similarly worded translations.
