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Potawatomi Authors:Simon Pokagon , 1830-1899Simon Pokagon was born in Indiana, but his family moved near Dowagiac, Michigan during his youth. Pokagon went to Notre Dame (manual labor school) for three years. He then attended Twinsburg Institute in Ohio. He was a chief of the Potawatomi in Michigan, and became a well-known public figure as result of a trip to Washington as part of a Potawatomi delegation. Pokagon wrote his autobiography originally in the Potawatomi language, and then translated it into English. Books by Simon Pokagon: O-gi^-ma¨w-kwe? mit-i-gwa¨-ki^ (Queen of the woods): Also brief sketch of the Algaic language by Chief Pokagon The Red Man's greeting, 1492-1892 Pottawattamie book of genesis: Legend of the creation of man The red man's rebuke The chi-kog-ong of the red man Algonquin legends of South Haven Books about Simon Pokagon: Simon Pokagon and the Sand-bar case: Michigan Potawatomi Indians sue for Chcicago's lake front (by James A Clifton) The Pokagons (by Cecilia Bain Buechner) Larry Mitchell Larry Mitchell is a tribal member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation located near Mayetta, Kansas. In 1969, Mitchell dropped out of high school and volunteered for the United States Army. He served a combat tour of duty with Delta Company, 2/501st Infantry, 101st Airborne Division from November 1969-November 1970. He wrote a book about his tour of duty in Vietnam and the years he struggled with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Larry Mitchell is a member of the "American Author Association" and of the "The Military Writers Society of America." Mitchell lives in Richfield, Minnesota with his wife and two sons. Books by Larry Miller: Potawatomi Tracks: The Ballad of Vietnam and Other Stories  . Martha Kreipe de Montano Martha Kreipe de Montano, a member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi, is the curator of the Resource Center for the National Museum of the American Indian in New York, part of the Smithsonian Institution. She is also a playwright (of Harvest Ceremony: Beyond the Thanksgiving Myth) and author. Books by Martha Kreipe de Montano: The Native American Almanac: A Portrait of Native America Today Jack Wooldridge Author, illustrator and artist Jack Wooldridge, a Citizen Potawatomi, was born near the reservation in Shawnee, Oklahoma. He wrote a series of children's books called the Potawatomi Fables. He currently lives in Santa Cruz, California. Books by Jack Wooldridge: Jomin's Lamp Misho Tells a Story: A Potawatomi Fable Potawatomi Pony Sissy Cloud Redwing's Flight Winnie Two-Shadows The Cleaning Fairy The Magic Oak The Hidden Children Vol. 11: A Potawatomi Fable The True Princess No. 12: A Potawatomi Fable Add to this resouce by posting your potawatomi articles or corrections here. If you are suggesting a correction, please give the URL of the page the error is on. Michigan Indian Nations with Federal or State recognition Tribes from the Algonquin language group Potawatomi Tracks: The Ballad of Viet Nam and other stories What is the meaning of the word kemosabe or Kemo Sabe? Where Did Michigan's First People Live? General cultural beliefs of Algonquin speaking tribes Who were the Algonquin and who are they now ? Indian tribes that lived in Michigan History of the Anishinabeg (Ojibwe) people Indigenous Languages Spoken in the United States  by number of speakersAlgonquian is a language group, not a tribe of Indians Kansas Indians Oklahoma Indian Tribes Michigan Indians Indiana Indians Ontario First Nations RELATED TRIBES AND AFFILIATIONS: Algonquian Language Family Tree Woodland Indian Tribes Tribes of the Three Council Fires Ottawa Indians (Odawa) Chippewa Indians (Ojibwa, Ojibwe, Ojibway, Anishinabe, Anishinabeg) |
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