Pontiac

1720–1769
Leader of a Great Lakes tribe who planned a rebellion. His attempt to take fort Detroit was thwarted by an Indian who warned the garrison.

Other Resources

Story Links	Book Links
The Great Conspiracy  in	Conquest of the Old Northwest  by  James Baldwin
Pontiac's War  in	Indian History for Young Folks  by  Francis S. Drake
Early Years of the English Dominion  in	Canada: Peeps at History  by  Beatrice Home
Rebellion of Pontiac  in	This Country of Ours  by  H. E. Marshall
Pontiac  in	Four American Indians  by  Frances M. Perry
Bloody Belt of Pontiac  in	Boy's Book of Indian Warriors  by  Edwin L. Sabin

Image Links
I stand in your path  in Conquest of the Old Northwest	At one time he raised the belt of wampum  in Conquest of the Old Northwest	Pontiac and the Siege of Detroit  in Indian History for Young Folks
Pontiac and Gladwyn  in Indian History for Young Folks	Pontiac's attack on the fort  in Indian History for Young Folks	Pontiac foiled at Detroit  in Canada: Peeps at History
Pontiac and Rogers  in Four American Indians	Pontiac's Speech  in Four American Indians	Pontiac's Eloquence  in Four American Indians
Pontiac, the Red Napoleon  in Boy's Book of Indian Warriors