Pontiac

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Pontiac was an 18th-century Odawa war chief best known for leading a major Native American uprising against British forces in the Great Lakes region, often called Pontiac's Rebellion.

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Label Occurrences
Pontiac canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American leader
Odawa war chief
activity military leadership
allies Huron (Wendat) NERFINISHED
Ojibwe NERFINISHED
Potawatomi NERFINISHED
various Great Lakes Native American nations
approximateBirthCentury 18th century
conflict Pontiac's Rebellion NERFINISHED
culturalContext Anishinaabe cultural sphere
deathCause assassination
ethnicity Odawa NERFINISHED
historicalContext post-Seven Years' War British occupation of former French territories
knownFor Pontiac's Rebellion NERFINISHED
leading Native American uprising against British forces
language Anishinaabemowin (Odawa dialect) NERFINISHED
legacy namesake of various places in North America
subject of numerous historical studies
symbol of Native American resistance to British rule
notableEvent siege of Fort Detroit NERFINISHED
occupation war chief
opponent British Empire NERFINISHED
British forces in North America
opposed British military presence in former French forts
British policies in the Great Lakes region
people Odawa people NERFINISHED
region Great Lakes region NERFINISHED
religion traditional Anishinaabe spiritual beliefs
roleInEvent leader of siege of Fort Detroit
timePeriod 18th century

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Odawa notableLeader Pontiac
Ottawa people notableLeader Pontiac
Pontiac's War hasLeader Pontiac
Ottawa notableLeader Pontiac
Ottawa tribe notableLeader Pontiac