Native American Leaders
- Pacanne, an influential Miami chief and businessman
- Leopold Pokagon, Potawatomi chief for whom Pokagon State Park is named
- Simon Pokagon, Potawatomi chief, author, son of Leopold
- Little Turtle, Miami chief, leader of Native American forces in the Battle of the Wabash, the most decisive American Indian victory of the Indian Wars
- Metea, Potawatomi chief from northeast Indiana
- Young Tobacco, Piankeshaw chief who supported the United States in the American Revolution
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