Chief Ignatius Petosega

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Chief Ignatius Petosega was an Odawa (Ottawa) leader and prominent 19th-century figure in northern Michigan whose legacy is commemorated in the naming of the city of Petoskey.

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instanceOf Odawa leader
person
associatedWith Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians
commemoratedBy historical markers in Petoskey, Michigan
local place names in Emmet County, Michigan
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
surface form: United States
culture Anishinabek
surface form: Anishinaabe
ethnicity Odawa
Ottawa
familyName Petosega
givenName Ignatius of Antioch
surface form: Ignatius
hasNameVariant Ignatius Petosega
Ignatius Petoskey
influenced development of Petoskey area
language Odawa language
legacy city of Petoskey, Michigan named in his honor
notableFor being namesake of Petoskey, Michigan
leadership among the Odawa people
occupation chief
tribal leader
placeOfActivity Little Traverse Bay
surface form: Little Traverse Bay region

Northern Michigan
surface form: northern Michigan
region Great Lakes region
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
timePeriod 19th century

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Petoskey, Michigan, United States namedAfter Chief Ignatius Petosega
subject surface form: Petoskey, Michigan