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!
B- Michigan Indian Villages, Towns and
Settlements
A complete listing of all the Indian villages,
towns and settlements as listed in Handbook of Americans North of Mexico.
Big Rock. A point on Shiawassee r., in lower Michigan,
at which in 1820 the Chippewa had a reservation.
Saginaw treaty (1820) in U. S. Ind. Treaties, 142, 1873.
Blackbird. A
Chippewa
village, commonly known as Black Bird's town from a chief of that name, which
formerly existed on Tittibawassee r., Saginaw co., lower Michigan, on a
reservation sold in 1837. (J. M.)
Brownstown. A
former
Wyandot village in Wayne co., Mich.,
included in a reservation of about 2,000
acres granted to the Wyandot, Feb. 28, 1809,
and ceded to the United States by
treaty of Sept. 20, 1818.
This site
includes some historical materials that may imply negative stereotypes
reflecting the culture or language of a particular period or place. These
items are presented as part of the historical record and should not be
interpreted to mean that the WebMasters in any way endorse the stereotypes
implied .
Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, Frederick Webb Hodge, 1906
