by Burt Lake Band | Mar 10, 2025 | Culture, History, News
We are excited to announce that, with generous funding from Michigan Humanities, the Burt Lake Band has launched an official YouTube channel! This new platform will allow us to share our history, culture, and ongoing programs with a broader audience. Our first video...
by Burt Lake Band | Mar 3, 2025 | Burt Lake Band Culture, Culture
The Tradition of Maple Sugar Among the Ojibwe For centuries, the Ojibwe people have harvested maple sugar, a staple of their traditional diet. This natural sweetener, abundant in the woodlands of Mchigani, has provided sustenance and cultural continuity for...
by Burt Lake Band | Jan 22, 2025 | Burt Lake Band Culture, Culture
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to Charles Robbins for generously allowing us to share the stunning wildlife images he has captured on our ancestral land at Indian Point in Brutus, Michigan. These breathtaking photos have not only brought the natural beauty of our...
by Burt Lake Band | Dec 9, 2024 | Burt Lake Band Culture, Culture
This article was originally published by Interlochen Public Radio on October 1, 2024. A new book from the Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians is an introduction to foraging wild foods with contemporary recipes to boot. But those behind it say it’s more than...
by Burt Lake Band | Aug 30, 2024 | Culture, News, Uncategorized
We walk to honor our ancestors and memorialize the day in 1900 when the village on Chickigami Trail was burned to the ground and taken. This unlawful act affected those living in the village that day and changed the course of the future for every descendent since...
by Burt Lake Band | May 25, 2024 | Book, Culture, History
This podcast originally published on Points North. October 15, 1900 was a dark day for a small group of Native Americans near the tip of Michigan’s lower peninsula. It’s the day a group of white men burned their village to the ground, leaving many families homeless....
