John Okemos

The exact date and location of Okemos' birth is unknown, although it's widely attributed to Shiawassee County, Michigan.

"[4] He is believed to be the father of A-da-wah-qua Ogimas, who was one of the wives of Chief Cobmoosa of the Flat River Band of Ojibwe-Odawa.

Although the British lost the battle and the United States repulsed the attack, Okemos accrued considerable respect in the fighting, which raised his standing among the Ojibwa.

During the battle, Okemos was slashed with a saber; this left a five-inch (127 mm) scar on his forehead that remained for the rest of his life as a distinguishing feature.

Okemos and the other Native American chiefs signed the treaty with General Lewis Cass, giving up six million acres (24,000 km2) of land in what is now southern Michigan to the United States government.

By 1850, disregarding the Treaty of Saginaw, the United States government began moving Native Americans to reservations from the lands where Okemos led his people.