They were the only Potawatomi band to gain permission from the United States government to remain in Michigan after Indian removal in the 1830s. Joseph, Paw Paw and Kalamazoo rivers in what are now southwest Michigan and northern Indiana. The Pokagon are descendants of the residents of allied Potawatomi villages that were historically located along the St. They occupy reservation lands in a total of ten counties in the area. Tribal government functions are located in Dowagiac, Michigan. Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians ( Potawatomi: Pokégnek Bodéwadmik) are a federally recognized Potawatomi-speaking tribe based in southwestern Michigan and northeastern Indiana. 5,660 as of 2019 Ĭhristianity Roman Catholic, traditional tribal religion
