Potawatomi
noun
Pot·a·wat·o·mi
ˌpä-tə-ˈwä-tə-mē 
variants
or less commonly Potawatami
or Pottawattomi
or Pottawattami
1
plural Potawatomi or Potawatomis also Potawatami or Potawatamis or Pottawattomi or Pottawattomis or Pottawattami or Pottawattamis
: a member of an Indigenous people originally of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan and adjoining states
2
: the Algonquian language of the Potawatomi people
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The same day the gaming board awarded the license, the Waukegan Potawatomi Casino sued the city of Waukegan and the gaming board to stop the proceedings.
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Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2025
The Potawatomi Hotel & Casino also features a sports book situated just minutes from the Bucks’ Fiserv Forum.
—Dj Siddiqi, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Snapping turtles are important to both the Miami and Potawatomi tribes, although for different reasons, Livingston said.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
The Potawatomi are known as the Keepers of the Fire, and The Council of Three Fires – Ojibwe (Chippewa), Odawa (Ottawa) and Potawatomi are indigenous to the Skokie area, according to Smiley.
—Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
Before inventing the skyscraper, Chicago was the traditional homeland of the people of the Council of Three Fires—the Ojibwe, Potawatomi and Odawa—as well as the Menominee, Miami, Ho-Chunk, Sac, Fox, Kickapoo, and Illinois nations.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Between the courts taking forever, the Potawatomi taking advantage and Waukegan taking dunce lessons, the Full House development was starting to look like a long shot.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
In 1993, Loretta Barrett Oden, a Potawatomi Indian, and her son opened Corn Dance, a restaurant in Santa Fe.
—Sandra Dallas, The Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2025
Cedar Lake Police responded to the first vehicle — a Polaris UTV — sinking at the lake’s north end near Potawatomi Park and Meyer Manor, Police Chief Carl Brittingham said in a release Sunday night.
—Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
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Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2025
The Potawatomi Hotel & Casino also features a sports book situated just minutes from the Bucks’ Fiserv Forum.
—Dj Siddiqi, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Snapping turtles are important to both the Miami and Potawatomi tribes, although for different reasons, Livingston said.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
The Potawatomi are known as the Keepers of the Fire, and The Council of Three Fires – Ojibwe (Chippewa), Odawa (Ottawa) and Potawatomi are indigenous to the Skokie area, according to Smiley.
—Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2025
Before inventing the skyscraper, Chicago was the traditional homeland of the people of the Council of Three Fires—the Ojibwe, Potawatomi and Odawa—as well as the Menominee, Miami, Ho-Chunk, Sac, Fox, Kickapoo, and Illinois nations.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Between the courts taking forever, the Potawatomi taking advantage and Waukegan taking dunce lessons, the Full House development was starting to look like a long shot.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2025
In 1993, Loretta Barrett Oden, a Potawatomi Indian, and her son opened Corn Dance, a restaurant in Santa Fe.
—Sandra Dallas, The Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2025
Cedar Lake Police responded to the first vehicle — a Polaris UTV — sinking at the lake’s north end near Potawatomi Park and Meyer Manor, Police Chief Carl Brittingham said in a release Sunday night.
—Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Potawatomi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Potawatomi. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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