 Because of the peacefulness of the Potawatomi, they continued to co-exist with the settlers for many years after the Removal Act, until the autumn of 1840 when General Hugh Brady removed about 250 Indians of Hillsdale County and Homer to Miami County, Kansas, in reaction to homesteader complaints to the Van Buren administration.Chief Ne-au-to-beer-saw drowned while crossing the Detroit River returning from his escape to Canada.The village of Homer is within the township.