by Burt Lake Band | Jun 3, 2024 | Burt Lake Burn-Out, History, News
This article was originally posted at Norther Express, https://www.northernexpress.com/news/feature/missing-history-burt-lake-burnout/ On a gloomy morning in 1900, members of the Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians watched in horror as their homes and...
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....
by Burt Lake Band | Apr 22, 2024 | Culture, History
By Richard Wiles The full article can be found here. https://gwoodazure.blob.core.windows.net/areahistoryfiles/cheboiganing%20bands_wiles.pdf Dr. Charles Cleland, retired Michigan State University Professor of Anthropology, and author of the book, “Rites of Conquest,”...
