17, 1943. Post 377’s website simply states: “Our post’s namesake is Chief Pontiac of the Ottawa tribe. Chief Pontiac was a great leader and warrior. He is most well known for his role in the ...

This great Indian chief was born around 1720, probably in the Ottawa village on the Detroit River. A friend of the French, Pontiac was angered by the British rule which began in 1760 and plotted ...

On May 7, 1763, Ottawa Indian Chief Pontiac rose up against the English garrison in Detroit and laid siege to it for five months. In 1789 the first presidential inaugural ball was held in New York ...

Chief Pontiac of the Ottawa tribe was an ally of the colonial French at a time when the French and British were vying for dominance over North America. In 1763, Pontiac led several tribes in a ...

Another unique Pontiac feature from the 1950s is the likeness of Chief Pontiac -- best remembered as the leader of the Ottawa ...

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PONTIAC -- The namesake of the city of Pontiac was clubbed and beaten to death in a revenge killing along the banks of the Mississippi River in Illinois in the mid-18th century. Chief Pontiac's ...

It’s unlikely that Pontiac, an Ottawa Indian chief, ever expected a GM division to be named after him, although he might have had good vibes about the red arrowhead that serves as its logo.

Pontiac vehicles were first built in Pontiac, Michigan, both of them named after a chief of the Ottawa Native American tribe. So the history and meaning behind the Chief Pontiac logo and hood ...

By Eli Shayotovich Oct. 31, 2022 9:59 pm EST The new line of cars was named Pontiac to honor the Ottawa Indian chief of the same name. Regarded as a great leader, Pontiac brought together nearly ...

"I probably have the largest collection of things about Chief Pontiac. I’m writing a book about his legacy,” he says. A legendary Ottawa chief, Pontiac and his followers once occupied what ...