The Ottawa Treaty, also known as the Mine Ban Treaty, is an international agreement to ban landmines. Signed by 122 countries in 1997, it became binding law in 1999. The treaty requires signatories to never use, produce, acquire, or transfer landmines, destroy all mines in their stockpiles within four years, remove all mines from their […]
The Ottawa tribe is a North American indigenous group, part of the Anishinaabe, with populations in Canada and the US. The capital of Canada is named after them. The Ottawas historically lived in the Lake Huron region, and there are also Ottawa tribes in Oklahoma. The Council of Three Fires was an alliance with the […]
The Ottawa Indians originally lived in the Lake Huron region of Canada and later moved to Ohio to participate in the fur trade. They allied with the French during the American Revolution and fought against the Americans until their defeat at the Battle of Fallen Timbers. They signed the Treaty of Greeneville and were later […]
