Chief Pontiac's tribe was the Ottawa, an Indigenous people of North America. The Ottawa were a part of the Anishinaabe peoples, which included the Ojibwe, Potawatomi, and Algonquin. They lived in the Great Lakes region and were known for their trading and diplomatic skills. The Ottawa language is still spoken today by some members of the tribe. The Ottawa are also known as the Odawa, and their name is spelled with either six or seven letters.