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El jefe Pontiac ( ¿? - Cahokia, Illinois, 1769 ) fue un líder indígena americano que encabezó una alianza de varias etnias contra la colonia inglesa en el nordeste de los Estados Unidos entre 1763 y 1766.
Pontiac or Obwaandi'eyaag (c. 1714/20 – April 20, 1769) was an Odawa war chief known for his role in the war named for him, from 1763 to 1766 leading Native Americans in an armed struggle against the British in the Great Lakes region due to, among other reasons, dissatisfaction with British policies.
Pontiac was an Ottawa Indian chief who became a great intertribal leader when he organized a combined resistance—known as Pontiac’s War (1763–64)—to British power in the Great Lakes area. Little is known of Pontiac’s early life, but by 1755 he had become a tribal chief.
21 de may. de 2018 · A chief of the Ottawa tribe, Pontiac is believed to have been one of the driving forces behind a massive Indian (Native American) rebellion waged against British forts and settlements from 1763 to 1765. This uprising—which came to be known as Pontiac's Rebellion—ranks as one of the greatest Indian alliances in North American history.
Pontiac was far from the only Native American leader in the war that bears his name, but his early successes, including his highly visible role as a diplomat, did cause the British to look to him as the central figure of the conflict.
1 de mar. de 2016 · Pontiac was a Ottawa war chief who led one of many Native American struggles against British military occupation, in particular in the Great Lakes region. He was one of the prominent leaders in the conflict referred as Pontiac’s War.
24 de may. de 2012 · Pontiac or by his native name, Obwandiyag (c. 1720 – April 20, 1769), was an Ottawa leader who became famous for his role in Pontiac’s Rebellion (1763–1766), an American Indian struggle against the British military occupation of the Great Lakes region following the British victory in the French and Indian War.
