While we know our northern friends may not feel it, in the South, Spring is
here. So we thought we'd share a few of our gardening sites appropriate
for this time of the year. Along with gardening, there's grilling, and getting
ready to diet so that you can fit back into that bathing suit this summer!
Chippewa (popular adaptation of Ojibway, 'to roast till
puckered up,' referring, to the puckered seam on their moccasins; from
ojib 'to pucker up,' ub-way 'to roast'). One of the largest tribes North
of Mexico, whose range was formerly along both shores of Lake Huron and
Superior, extending across Minnesota Turtle Mountains, North Dakota.
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Michigan Native Americans History, 1887 The son of an Ottawa chief, Andrew Blackbird served as
an official interpreter for the U.S. government in the 1860s and 1870s.
This database is a reprint of his history of the Ottawa and Chippewa
Indian tribes in Michigan originally published in 1887.
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NA-CHIPPEWA - Discussing Chippewa tribe and research.
NA-NEWBIES - A mailing list for
anyone new to Native American Research, all Tribes and Nations.
NATIVEAMERICAN-BURIALGROUNDS- Discussing and sharing of information regarding remaining and lost Native
American burial grounds in the United States
NATIVEAMERICAN-CHIEFS -
A mailing list
for anyone with a genealogical interest in the chiefs of the Native
American tribes/nations in the United States. Stories or history of Chiefs
in Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean are also welcome.
The list of tribes and organizations below are not
federally recognized. Many of them are state recognized organizations only
or working towards federal recognition. We do not have the resources to
check the validity of each and every organization and expect that you
should before attempting to join or send a monetary contribution. We will
provide a listing for any Native American organization or tribe. If
you would like your organization listed please submit the information
here.
Reservations in Michigan set apart for the Sault Ste.
Marie, Grand River, Grand and Little Traverse, Mackinac, Ottawa, and other
Bands of Chippewa Indians, Under Treaty of July 31, 1855.
As the United States expanded westward from the
original thirteen colonies, settlers often confronted the existing owners
of the land. As a result the federal government often negotiated treaties
with these Native Americans. This collection of official treaties was
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