Pontiac (Ottawa Chief)

Pontiac (Obwandiyag) (c. 1720 – April 20, 1769), was an Odawa war chief who became noted for his role in Pontiac's War (1763–1766), a Native Americans struggle against British military occupation of the Great Lakes region. It followed the British victory in the Seven Years' War. Pontiac's importance in the war that bears his name has been debated. 19th-century accounts portrayed him as the mastermind and leader of the revolt, but some subsequent scholars argued that his role had been exaggerated. Historians today generally view him as an important local leader who influenced a wider movement that he did not command.

In July 1766, Pontiac made peace with the British. The attention that the British paid to Pontiac resulted in resentment among other Native leaders, as the war effort was decentralized and Pontiac claimed greater authority than he possessed. Increasingly ostracized, in 1769 he was assassinated by a Peoria warrior.

Pontiac in Worldwar
Prior to the Race Invasion of Tosev 3, a memorial to Pontiac stood near the courthouse of the city named for him. In the aftermath of the Battle of Chicago, Jens Larssen saw that the stones had been scattered all over the ground. The bronze tablet, which he found in the street, was crumpled but still legible, telling him what the monument had been.