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 | 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,”...
