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 | | Saw-gaw- kee--Growing-plant--was the head chief of the Ottawa nation of Indians at that time, and was one of the believers who went with the parties out west, and he also died there. | | | However it was a notable fact that by this time the Ottawas were greatly reduced in numbers from what they were in former times, on account of the small-pox which they brought from Montreal during the French war with Great Britain. | | | I admit it to be true, that there have been cases of murders among the Ottawas and Chippewas since the white people knew them. |
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http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext04/miind10.txt
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| | Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma :: Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma Initiates Legal Action to Secure Commercial Fishing and Land ... |
| | The Ottawas expect that the income from the fully restored hunting and fishing rights will be used, in part, to support research and litigation related to the land rights dispute. | | | On the land claims, we believe the northern half of North Bass Island remains the Ottawas' rightful territory. | | | "The U.S.-Canadian boundary moved north of the island in 1822, and no treaty was ever made with respect to this portion of the island," said Richard D. Rogovin, the Columbus attorney who is representing the Ottawa Tribe. |
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http://sev.prnewswire.com/legal/20050701/CLTH03730062005-1.html
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| | Petro also yesterday noted an important ruling which supports his efforts to defend the state against claims by the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma and the Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma. | | | Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro has rejected the tribe's claims for the island saying there is no evidence the tribe inhabited or controlled the island. | | | We reviewed their land and fishing claims and we disagree. |
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http://www.ag.state.oh.us/press_releases/2005/pr20050630b.htm
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| | In a letter to Columbus attorney Richard D. Rogovin, Petro said, “Based on the evidence I have seen from our experts regarding this claim, I believe the tribe is not entitled to any part of North Bass Island or its value. | | | COLUMBUS — Attorney General Jim Petro has rejected an out-of-state American Indian tribe’s claim to one of Ohio’s Lake Erie islands. | | | • Found no credible evidence the Ottawa had inhabited, used or controlled the island as its own territory. |
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http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?Category=13&ID=225949&r=1&external=&newCookie=yes&userID=152768
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| | Oklahoma Indians Sue Ohio for Right to Hunt, Fish Commercially |
| | The tribe expects to file a lawsuit related to that claim later this year, the Toledo Blade reported. | | | "Petro Rejects North Bass Island Land Claim by Out of State Tribe" | | | For its part, Ohio denies the tribe's claims to fishing, hunting and land rights, state Attorney General Jim Petro said in a statement early last month. |
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http://newstandardnews.net/content?action=show_item&itemid=2058&printmode=true
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| | Indian Claims Commission Decisions |
| | Order Severing Separate Claims of Blackfeet Tribe from consolidated dockets, setting a time for trial of such Claims, and establishing the basis for division of any recoveries which may be had on Joint Claims of two plaintiffs | | | Order Denying Motion of the Creek Nation East for reconsideration of the Commission's Order of September 13, 1974, dismissing Claims | | | The Six Nations, by Dean Williams, et al., The Seneca Nation of Indians; the Cayuga Nation, by Stewart Jamison, et al.; the Oneida Nation, by Julius Danforth, et al.; the Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma; the Oneida Nation of New York; the Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin; the Tuscarora Nation, |
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http://digital.library.okstate.edu/icc/v35/v35toc.html
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| | Ottawa Use New Map In Fight For Return Of Island |
| | Based on that belief, the Ottawa Tribe had planned to sue the state for claim to the northern part of the land only. | | | That means the island was not subject to treaties with the United States when the tribe relinquished its ownership rights, according to the tribe. | | | The Ottawa Tribe also has a suit pending in U.S. District Court in Toledo laying claim to unrestricted fishing rights in Lake Erie for a commercial fishing operation it hopes to base on North Bass. |
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http://www.wcpo.com/news/2005/local/11/27/ottawa.html
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| | Ottawa Indian Tribe History |
| | This people asked Champlain to aid them against their enemies on the shore of the fresh-water sea, distant 200 leagues from them. | | | He adds that the ancient habitat of the Ottawa had been a quarter of Lake Huron, whence the fear of the Iroquois drove them, and whither were borne all their longings, as it were, to their native country. | | | Sept., 1753) says they were formerly very rude, but by intercourse with the Hurons they have become more intelligent, imitating their valor, making themselves formidable to all the tribes with whom they were at enmity and respected by those with whom they were in alliance. |
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http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/ottawa/ottawahist.htm
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| | Ottawa Bibliographic Sources Project |
| | Unrau, W. and Miner, H. Tribal Dispossession and the Ottawa Indian University Fraud. | | | This is a thesis about the changes in the social organization of the Maumee Ottawas from 1820 to 1850. | | | This is a historical novel about the ways in which the white man took the Native American's land in the northeastern part of the United States. |
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http://www.scottnicholson.com/scholastic/ottawa.html
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| | Ottawa County, Ohio |
| | Each time Port Clinton was selected as the location. | | | The Ottawa County Courthouse has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places. | | | The outside of the Court House is Amherst Ohio sandstone. |
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http://www.co.ottawa.oh.us
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| | Michigan Indian Gaming: 1999 Newsworthy Events |
| | Michigan's Odawa Indian tribe has filed an extortion suit against the Sault Ste. | | | The suit claims that this behavior was also evidenced against several other Michigan Indian tribes. | | | The lawsuit alleges that the tribe had its First Amendment rights violated during the preferencing process. |
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http://www.michigangaming.com/IndGame/IGNews-99.html
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| | Ohio Gaming Law: News |
| | Petro has maintained that the land claim is a veiled attempt to force the state into negotiations over allowing casino gaming in the state, though Dick Rogavin, the Tribe's local counsel, denies that assertion. | | | O'Kelly claims that the island was never divided by the international border, and that it has always been considered part of the United States. | | | The Tribe claims that it is entitled to all of North Bass Island in Lake Erie, as well as unlimited hunting and fishing rights in the state. |
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http://www.ohiogaminglaw.com/news
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| | Courier Electronic Edition: Editorial |
| | If North Bass Island can be claimed by this tribe, what right does any non-native American have to any land in the entire country? | | | The Eastern Shawnee of Oklahoma and other tribes are moving in on Ohio, trying to establish claims to sites that would be good for casinos. | | | Throughout the United States, groups of people claiming to be Native Americans are seeking tribal recognition so they can take advantage of laws allowing land grabs for casinos. |
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http://www.thecourier.com/opinion/editoral/ed041105.htm
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| | Ottawa University - Braves Athletics |
| | You can read the daily stories and features as Greg Mast reports all the action in The | | | Giego shows up at many OU sporting events and ceremonies to insure good luck, safety, and fortune to all who gather. | | | Giego is a very prestigious figure and is a symbol that represents the actual spirit of the Ottawa Indian tribe. |
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http://www.ottawa.edu/athletics/spirit/mascot.html
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| | Ottawa (tribe) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The Ottawa (also Odawa, Odaawa, Outaouais, or Trader) are a Native American and First Nations people. | | | The Ottawa and Ojibwe were part of a long term alliance with the Potawatomi tribe, called the Council of Three Fires and which fought the Iroquois Confederacy and the Sioux. | | | The Ottawa allied with the French against the British and the Ottawa Chief Pontiac led a rebellion against the British in 1763. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottawa_(tribe)
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| | Facts for Kids: Ottawa Indians (Ottawas, Odawas) |
| | Most live in their original homeland in southern Ontario and Michigan state, although some Ottawas were deported to Oklahoma by the US government and others assimilated into Ojibway bands. | | | Nearly all Ottawa people speak English, but some of them also speak their native Ojibwa language. | | | Each band, known as a "tribe" in the United States and a "First Nation" in Canada, is politically independent and has its own leadership (although in some cases several Chippewa and Ottawa nations have formed coalitions to address common problems). |
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http://www.geocities.com/bigorrin/ottawa_kids.htm
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| | History Detroit 1701-2001 |
| | Pontiac wanted to end the rule of the white man and reclaim his and his peoples' land. | | | Sources also vary about the date of Pontiac's birth -- some say he was born as early as 1703, some say he was born as late as 1725. | | | Some sources say he was the son of an Ojibwa Woman and an Ottawa man; some say his mother was Ottawa and his father was Ojibwa; others say he was of another tribe (possibly Catawba) and was taken prisoner and later adopted by the Ottawa tribe; various sources refer to Pontiac as Algonquin or Miami. |
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http://www.historydetroit.com/people/pontiac.asp
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| | Ottawas want to buy part of N. Bass Island for fishing wkyc.com |
| | The Ottawa tribe is pressing a claim for 350 acres, more than half of the island. | | | All of the 350 acres is owned by the state, which bought most of the sparsely populated island for $17.5 million in 2003. | | | This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. |
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| | Pontiac |
| | The belt was a sign for war against the English. | | | Pontiac decided if war was to come that he would help the French. | | | Pontiac traveled from tribe to tribe to tell the Indians that he planned to help the French if war was to come. |
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| | Canku Ota - May 17, 2003 - Mack-aw-de-be-nessy Picturesque Relic of the Ottawa Tribe |
| | He told his cousin, who was there with him, that as soon as he was a priest he would return to America and go straight to Washington to intercede for his people, that the Ottawas and Chippewas should stay on their own land. | | | A priest of the Church of Rome, where he was killed in 1833 on the evening of the day he would have been ordained. | | | The eloquence of Blackbird and his poetic use of language, give a charm to his conversation. |
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| | NOWAR-PAIX (Network to Oppose War And Racism): Ottawa peace activist coalition |
| | Help us build for the International Day of Protest against the Iraq war on March 18, the 3rd year anniversary of the U.S. invasion. | | | NOWAR-PAIX (Network to Oppose War And Racism - Pacte contre l'Agression, | | | NOWAR-PAIX (Network to Oppose War And Racism): Ottawa peace activist coalition |
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| | MDOT, Ottawa Tribe Beginning S-Curve Archaeological Excavation |
| | The tribe is very interested in seeing any burial remains or relics repatriated as quickly as possible, which is the plan of MDOT and the State Archaeologist's Office. | | | Preliminary investigations undertaken by MDOT as part of the US-131 S-Curve reconstruction project found the possibly undisturbed soil, in which there were small shards of pottery and flint chips. | | | MDOT is working with the state archaeologist and the Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians to expedite an archaeological excavation near Parking Lot B at Grand Valley State University in downtown Grand Rapids. |
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| | Corporate charter of the Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma : a machine readable transcription. |
| | The Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma, subject to any restrictions contained in the Constitution and laws of the United States or in the Constitution and By-laws | | | 1967) or from any other governmental agency, or from any member or association of members of the Tribe. | | | At or before the expiration of this ten-year period, the Secretary may propose a further extension of this period. |
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| | Ottawa University Information |
| | Ottawa University has grown over the years into a national and international, multi-site complex. | | | The primary mission of these centers is to extend the university to adult students. | | | Ottawa University was created as a residential undergraduate campus, built with the aid and continuing support of the American Baptist Church and the Ottawa Indian tribe. |
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| | Libby v. Clark, 118 U.S. 250, 6 S.Ct. 1045, 30 L.Ed. 133 (1886) |
| | By the first article of the treaty it was declared that this branch of the Ottawa tribe of Indians, and each one of them, should become citizens of the United States, and their tribal relations be dissolved, at the end of five years from the ratification of the treaty, which was July 18, 1862. | | | Both parties assert title through William Hurr, who is by birth and descent an Indian of the Ottawa tribe, and was one of the chiefs and head men of the tribe. | | | It is an action in the nature of ejectment, brought by Libby against Clark. |
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http://www.utulsa.edu/law/classes/rice/USSCT_Cases/LIBBY_V_CLARK_118_250.HTM
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| | The Genealogy Forum: Native American Resource Center: Ottawa Research |
| | Principally, the nations of the Chippewa or Ojibway, Potawatomi, Miami, Ottawa, and Huron or Wyandot had held claim to the land for generations." | | | The Huron, the Ottawa, and the Seneca were also in the northwest. | | | It names "all persons and their descendants who were on the roll of the Ottawa and Chippewa Tribe in 1870 and living on March 4, 1907." The census lists each name, relationship to the head of the family, age, sex, band, and place of residence. |
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| | The Flag of the Ottawa Nation of Oklahoma |
| | Three years after concluding a peace treaty with the British in 1766, he was assassinated | | | Having supported the French in the French and Indian War of 1754-1763 (see Glossary), the | | | The Flag of the Ottawa Nation of Oklahoma |
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| | US CODE: Title 25,861. Federal recognition of Wyandotte, Ottawa, and Peoria Tribes |
| | There are hereby reinstated all rights and privileges of each of the tribes described in subsection (a) of this section and their members under Federal treaty, statute, or otherwise which may have been diminished or lost pursuant to the Act relating to them which is repealed by subsection (b) of this section. | | | Nothing contained in this subchapter shall diminish any rights or privileges enjoyed by each of such tribes or their members now or prior to enactment of such Act, under Federal treaty, statute, or otherwise, which are not inconsistent with the provisions of this subchapter. | | | Federal recognition is hereby extended or confirmed with respect to the Wyandotte Indian Tribe of Oklahoma, the Ottawa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma, and the Peoria Indian Tribe of Oklahoma, the provisions of the Acts repealed by subsection (b) of this section notwithstanding. |
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| | Pontiac, chief of the Ottawa tribe |
| | During the French and Indian War (1754-1763), Pontiac led his tribe in fighting with the French against the British. | | | Pontiac was a chief of the Ottawa tribe, and an important American Indian leader during the 1760's. | | | But after he got promises of help from French traders and officers, he made plans with other tribes of the region to attack the posts. |
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| | Ottawa tribe joins lawsuit over mercury emmissions |
| | The Little River Band joined numerous other tribes, the National Congress of American Indians and 15 other states in the lawsuit. | | | Mercury can create a health risk for people who consume fish from the Great Lakes. | | | Lee Sprague, Little River's ogema, said the EPA's proposal threatens Great Lakes fisheries and the tribe's treaty-protected fishing rights. |
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| | INDIAN AFFAIRS: LAWS AND TREATIES. Vol. 2, Treaties |
| | The said Ottawa Band cede to the United States all their land on each or either side of the Miami River of Lake Erie, or on the Miami Bay, being all the lands mentioned or intended to be included in the two reservations aforesaid, or to which they have any claim. | | | In testimony whereof, the said George B. Porter, and the undersigned chiefs and head men of the said band, have hereunto set their hands, at Maumee, the said day and year. | | | Also, the following tracts on the north side of said river:—one hundred and sixty acres for Wau-sa-on-o-quet, a Chief, to include the improvement where he |
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| | Native American Authors: Ottawa Tribe |
| | Description: History of the Ottawa people by Lee Sultzman from the First Nations website. | | | Description: A brief description of the tribe's geography, language and history from the Ohio's Historic Indians site. |
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| | Ottawa - tribe.net |
| | Ottawa events, discussions, etc. -- Canada's capital and place where our government spends a lot of money on museums and festivals. | | | Made In Secret, Friday Oct. 14, 8pm at the Ottawa Public Library topic | | | Check out the musik of the Beat Boxing Pirates review |
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| | Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma |
| | The Ottawas also jointly own a community building with the Peorias where indoor powwows and stomp dances and several other community activities are housed. | | | Services the Ottawa Tribe offers to its members are Community, Health, Family Preservation, Housing Improvement, and Social Services. | | | The Ottawa Tribe offers language classes, taught by Dr. Kevin Dawes. |
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| | Ottawa, Illinois (IL), Pictures |
| | A large glass-manufacturing industry based on local silica sand and coal deposits exists here. | | | Ottawa People - photos and pictures about Ottawa | | | In 1858 the first of a series of debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas was held here; a monument marks the site. |
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http://www.greatestcities.com/North_America/USA/Illinois_IL/Ottawa_city.html
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