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Indians

2 Short Stories Of Anishinaabeg History In Saginaw Valley

April 21, 2022 by Michael Hardy
Sauk Chief

This is a story by Ephraim Williams of the Anishinaabeg history (aka Ojibwa) of hunting and gathering in the land of the Sauks. The Ojibwa believed that misfortune was due to the bad spirits that the Sauks had left behind.

Categories History Tags Anishinaabeg, Indians, Michigan 1 Comment

Forbidden Love, Secret Indian Lead Mines, Murder And Strange Northern Lights in the Upper Thumb

April 6, 2022May 14, 2021 by Michael Hardy
Huron County Map 1932

A legend telling of secret Indian lead mines and murder of a young couple are conveyed in this verbal history of the Upper Thumb of Michigan.

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The Meandering Michigan Shiawassee Trail

November 14, 2022October 26, 2020 by Michael Hardy
Southeast Michigan Map 1830s

This another series of converging Native American trails in Michigan that roughly ran parallel to the famous Saginaw trail. An 1825 map of Michigan clearly details this minor trail. Starting near Detroit west of Fort Shelby and the Côté des Pays, ( County Side) road. The trail stops at stop at Kechewondaugoning and Shigemasking

Categories History Tags Indians, Michigan, Michigan History 5 Comments

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