North American Indian Tribes of the Great Lakes

by Johnson, Michael G; Smith, Jonathan

• ISBN13: 9781849084598
• ISBN10: 1849084599
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-04-19
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing

Summary

This book details the growth of the European Fur trade in North America and how it drew the Native Americans who lived in the Great Lakes region, notably the Huron, Dakota, Sauk and Fox, Miami and Shawnee tribes into the colonial European Wars. During the French and Indian War, the American Revolution, and the War of 1812, these tribes took sides and became important allies of the warring nations. However, slowly the Indians were pushed westward by the encroachment of more settlers. This tension finally culminated in the 1832 Black Hawk's War, which ended with the deportation of many tribes to distant reservations.

Author Biography

Michael G. Johnson has researched Native American history and culture for more than 35 years. He has written a number of books on the subject in the Men-at-Arms series, including Men-at-Arms series, including Men-at-Arms 344: Tribes of the Sioux Nation. In July 2000 he was presented with The Denali Press Award by the American Library Association, for his Macmillan Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes. He has contributed to exhibitions for the Arts Council of Great Britain and the American Museum in Bath, UK, and has visited more than 30 Indian communities and reservations. Jonathan Smith was born ii London in 1959. He attended St Martin's School of Art, and obtained a degree in fine art from Goldsmith's College of Art. His work has been exhibited in many galleries. He has had a lifelong interest in tribal peoples, particularly Native Americans and has traveled extensively in the USA and Canada with peoples of many tribal nations.

Table of Contents

The Great Lakes Region	p. 3
Terrain
Resources
Cultures
populations
European contact
Principal Indian Nations	p. 6
Huron, Tionontati (Petun), and Wyandot
Ojibwa (Chippewa)
Ottawa and Potawatomi
Menominee
Winnebago
Sauk and Fox (Mesquakie)
Kickapoo and Mascouten
Miami and Illinois
Shawnee
Wars With The White Man	p. 19
Historical background, 17th century
Gift-giving, and the French and Indian War, 1754-60
From Pontiac's rising to the Fort Stanwix Treaty, 1763-68
From Cornstalk's resistance to the Revolution, 1774-83
From Harmar's failure to the Treaty of Greenville, 1789-95
The Prophet, Tecumseh, and the War of 1812
The Black Hawk War, 1832
Some Indian Leaders	p. 37
Curly Head
Flat Mouth
Hoie-in-the-Day
Kenakuk
Keokuk
Charles Langlade
Old Briton/ La Demoiselle
Old Decora
Orontory
Oshkosh
Red Bird
Sagaunash
Tarhe
Tenskwatawa
Wabaunsee
Beliefs & Rituals	p. 38
The spirits
war rituals
the Midewiwin Society
The Great Lakes Tribes Since c.1850	p. 41
Select Bibliography	p. 42
Plate Commentaries	p. 42
Material culture and dress
19th-20th century rituals
Index	p. 48
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