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Pontiac
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Pontiac (c. 1720–69) Ottawa Indian chief. After attempting to deal with British settlers on terms of mutual respect, Pontiac, who led a loose confederation of several tribes, realized that the British plan was to exclude the Indians from their homeland. He arranged for every Indian tribe in the area from Lake Superior to the lower Mississippi to attack the nearest British fort (this action, in May 1763, came to be called
Pontiac's Rebellion). Pontiac himself attempted to capture the fort at Detroit, but his plans were revealed ahead of time to the fort commander, who was able to repel Pontiac's attack with the help of reinforcements. The overall plan was more successful; the Indians captured all but four of the twelve forts they attacked and in general exacted bloody vengeance on the British settlers in the area. After years of fighting between the Indians and the British, Pontiac accepted a peace treaty in 1766. He was assassinated by an Indian from a rival tribe.
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Pontiac gets the `wide' edge
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 3/28/1999; ; 700+ words
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Pontiac Launches Fully Integrated Partnership With NCAA; Vehicles named 'Official Performance Machines of the NCAA'.
PR Newswire; 3/14/2003; 700+ words
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Magazine article from: Automotive News; 7/18/2005; ; 700+ words
; Byline: Jamie LaReau Last month, Pontiac missed the party. During General Motors...Hummer's incredible 210.5 percent. Pontiac sales fell 14.1 percent. Company officials...sales. But disappointed dealers blame Pontiac's vague brand image, a car-heavy...
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Pontiac and Yahoo! Leverage Social Media to Create New Form of Dialogue with Consumers.
Business Wire; 2/7/2007; 700+ words
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Pontiac and Yahoo! Launch New Online Destination.
M2 Presswire; 2/7/2007; 700+ words
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Magazine article from: Automotive News; 5/29/2006; 700+ words
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Pontiac.(Point)(General Motors)
Magazine article from: Advertising Age; 5/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; Byline: Dale Buss "Revive Pontiac'' stayed on General Motors' to...they could create excitement around Pontiac again, just as they had in the muscle...as GM itself continues to crumble-Pontiac is enjoying a genuine rebirth in its...
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Magazine article from: Automotive News; 5/15/2006; ; 700+ words
; Byline: Dale Buss "Revive Pontiac'' has been on General Motors' to-do...insisted they could build excitement around Pontiac again, as they did in the muscle-car era of the 1960s. Pontiac is enjoying a rebirth of its products, its...
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Pontiac and Virgin Megastores Team Up for Co-Branded Promotion.
PR Newswire; 12/5/2006; 700+ words
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PR Newswire; 4/14/2005; 700+ words
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Pontiac
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Pontiac Pontiac (ca. 1720-1769), Ottawa chief and leader of the famed uprising that...between the British and the French for supremacy in the Great Lakes region. Pontiac was born probably on the Maumee River, of a Chippewa mother and Ottawa...
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Pontiac's Rebellion
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Pontiac's Rebellion Pontiac's Conspiracy, or Pontiac's War, 1763-66, Native American uprising against the British just after the close of the French and Indian Wars , so called after one of its leaders, Pontiac . Causes The French attitude...
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Pontiac's War
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
PONTIAC'S WAR PONTIAC'S WAR. By 1700, waves of epidemics and devastating Iroquois raids...return to older cultural values and practices. One Ottawa chief, Pontiac, became particularly influenced by Neolin's vision and began organizing...
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Roberts, Roy S. 1939(?)–
Book article from: Contemporary Black Biography
...industry. As general manager of the newly-merged Pontiac-GMC division of General Motors, Roberts is...and innovative unit. Roberts was named to the Pontiac-GMC post when two divisions, Pontiac and GMC Trucks, were merged in 1996. He is...
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Jones, Elvin
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
...Jones was born on September 9, 1927, in Pontiac, Michigan, not far from Detroit. The...or six, Jones visited a fairgrounds in Pontiac where the Ringling Brothers circus drummers...x2026; Born September 9, 1927, in Pontiac, MI; son of a Baptist deacon and lumber...
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