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The British acquired a large expanse of North American territory following the French and Indian War. But their oppressive treatment of the resident Native Americans fostered discontent. It all boiled over in 1763 as Odawa Chief Pontiac or Obwaandi’eyaag, formed an alliance among several tribes against the British occupation. Violence spread from the Great Lakes region to West Virginia. The resistance forced the British to change their official stance toward Native people. We’ll recount how Chief Pontiac and his allies changed the direction of colonial expansion 260 years ago.
GUESTS
Ben Hinmon (citizen of Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians), elder, education program administrator with Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa, and the great-great-great-great grandson of Chief Pontiac
Leon Sam Briggs (Tonawanda Seneca [Hawk Clan]), historical reproduction specialist and traditional teacher
Break 1 Music: Prayer Loop Song (song) Supaman (artist) Illuminatives (album)
Break 2 Music: Mahk Jchi (song) Ulali (artist) Heartbeat: Voices of First Nations Women (album)
Hi. Thank you for the episode on Pontiac’s war and for the show in general. As an older white guy I missed most of the history of the tribal nations in school so this is very helpful and appreciated. In some way’s it seems to me that Pontiac’s war of resistance could be called the 2nd American Revolution after the Pueblo war against the Spanish of 1680.
(I just recently moved to Southwest Colorado. And found your show on KSUT, Ignacio, Colorado.)
One of my ancestors Jesse Bland was taken captive to Detroit from Kentucky. He came out with a Shawnago wife. You might want to read:
Cloninger, Anna Margaret, “‘Taken to Detroit’: Shawnee Resistance and the Ohio Valley Captive Trade,
1750-1796” (2012).
Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects. William & Mary. Paper 1539626689.
https://dx.doi.org/doi:10.21220/s2-aq1g-yr74