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  • noun Plural form of Ottawa.

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Examples

  • The emblem of the Ottawas is a moose; of the Chippewas, a sea gull; of the Backswoodsmen, a rabbit; that of the underground tribe, to which I belong, is a species of hawk; and that of the Seneca tribe of Indians is a crotch of a tree.

    History of the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan Andrew J. Blackbird

  • Among the tribes enumerated as dealing with the Ottawas are the Sioux, Satiks, Pottawattomies, Winnebagoes, Menomonees and

    The Character and Influence of the Indian Trade in Wisconsin Frederick Jackson Turner 1896

  • "Why, the Ottawas are the firmest allies of France and the most inveterate enemies of the

    At War with Pontiac The Totem of the Bear Kirk Munroe 1890

  • Memeskia rose and told the Ottawas to take this message to their French master: “Fathers, we have made a road to the sun-rising, and have been taken by the hand by our brothers the English, the Six Nations, the Delawares, Shawnees, and Wyandots . . . and as you threaten us with war in the spring, we tell you that we are ready to receive you.”

    George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011

  • There were a few Mingos and Delawares, more Shawnees, but most were northerners: Ottawas, Mississaugas, Wyandots.

    George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011

  • Then four Ottawas showed up from Detroit with brandy and tobacco and an invitation from the French commandant for the Miamis to visit him.

    George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011

  • There were a few Mingos and Delawares, more Shawnees, but most were northerners: Ottawas, Mississaugas, Wyandots.

    George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011

  • Memeskia rose and told the Ottawas to take this message to their French master: “Fathers, we have made a road to the sun-rising, and have been taken by the hand by our brothers the English, the Six Nations, the Delawares, Shawnees, and Wyandots . . . and as you threaten us with war in the spring, we tell you that we are ready to receive you.”

    George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011

  • Memeskia rose and told the Ottawas to take this message to their French master: “Fathers, we have made a road to the sun-rising, and have been taken by the hand by our brothers the English, the Six Nations, the Delawares, Shawnees, and Wyandots . . . and as you threaten us with war in the spring, we tell you that we are ready to receive you.”

    George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011

  • Then four Ottawas showed up from Detroit with brandy and tobacco and an invitation from the French commandant for the Miamis to visit him.

    George Washington’s First War David A. Clary 2011

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