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Potawatomi

1634 – present
Native nationNorth America

The 'keepers of the fire,' whose migrations ringed Lake Michigan.

Held the southern Lake Michigan rim in 1800; removed west under the treaties of the 1830s.

Borders in 2026 · drawn from 5 sourced border frames
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Borders over time

The atlas holds 5 border frames for Potawatomi — the shape you scrub through changes in 1634 · 1651 · 1700 · 1801 · 1838.

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