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Pages in category "Native American tribes in Michigan" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Ancestors of the tribe are believed to have lived in the Great Lakes region since about 1200CE. [7] They were part of a wide trading network. The modern Sault Tribe is descended from Ojibwe ancestors who lived on Sugar Island in the St. Mary's River between the U.S. state of Michigan and the Canadian province of Ontario, and in the area.
The primary Native American languages in Michigan are Ojibwe, Odawa, and Potawatomi, all of which are dialects of Algonquin. Some other places names in Michigan are found to be derived from Sauk, Oneida, Wyandot, Abenaki, Shawnee, Mohawk, Seneca, Seminole, Iroquois, and Delaware, although many of these tribes are not found in Michigan.
In 1807, the Ojibwe joined three other tribes, the Odawa, Potawatomi and Wyandot people, in signing the Treaty of Detroit. The agreement, between the tribes and William Hull, representing the Michigan Territory, gave the United States a portion of today's Southeastern Michigan and a section of Ohio near the Maumee River. The tribes were able to ...
Federally recognized Potawatomi tribes in the United States: Forest County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin; Hannahville Indian Community, Michigan; Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi (also known as the Gun Lake tribe), based in Dorr in Allegan County, Michigan; Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi, based in Calhoun County, Michigan;
The tribe is based in the state of Michigan. The organization is headquartered in St. Ignace, Mackinac County and has around 4,000 members. Today most members live in Mackinac, Chippewa, Emmet, Cheboygan, and Presque Isle counties, however many members are also located throughout the state of Michigan and the United States. The organization is ...
Paleo-Indians have lived in Michigan for about 12,000 years. Clovis artifacts have been found across Michigan. At the end of the Paleo-Indian period and the beginning of the archaic period caribou hunting occurred on the Alpena-Amberley ridge around 7000 BCE when lake levels were much lower.
Native American tribes in Michigan (9 C, 27 P) I. Illinois Confederation (5 C, 17 P) M. Miami tribe (1 C, 30 P) Michigan placenames of Native American origin (42 P) N.