Pokagon

Pokagon

Pokagon may refer to either of two Potawatomi chiefs:

*Leopold Pokagon
**The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians was named for him
*Simon Pokagon

There are also places named after them:

*Pokagon State Park, Steuben County, Indiana
*Pokagon Township, Michigan, which includes the unincorporated community of Pokagon


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  • Simon Pokagon — (?? 1830 January 28, 1899) was a member of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, author, and Native American advocate. Simon was born near Bertrand in southwest Michigan and died on January 28, 1899 in Hartford, Michigan. Dubbed the “Red Man’s… …   Wikipedia

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