Mystery of the Remains of An Michigan Indian Chief Found Near Bay Port In 1933

In the 1920s, there was a flurry of archaeological activity in Michigan to record and catalog Native American villages, garden beds, and burial mounds. As a result, the entire Saginaw Valley has 100s of identified sites. The identification, and looting, of Indian artifacts from burial mounds, was a common occurrence.

Mystery of the Remains of An Michigan Indian Chief Found Near Bay Port In 1933 Read More

The Horrid History of 3 Indian Boarding Schools in Michigan

Michigan’s Mount Pleasant Indian Industrial Boarding School indoctrinated 300 children each year and ran until 1934. There were also schools in Baraga and Harbor Springs.

For decades, the US took thousands of Native American children and enrolled them in off-reservation boarding schools. In fact, this was government policy to assimilate an entire people by forcibly removing children from their families and indoctrinating them into the Anglo language, religion, and way of life.

The Horrid History of 3 Indian Boarding Schools in Michigan Read More