 Other survivors of the epidemic founded a Pepikokia village on the east side of the St. Joseph River, not far from Kekionga.By 1764, Le Gris was the recognized leader of the village.The emigration caused a split in the Pepikokia band; Le Gris often working and siding with Kekionga, while the principal village of Kithtippecanuck on the Tippecanoe River sided with Ouiatenon.