by nruffer | Aug 17, 2021
Year(s)Event(s)0796Westward Migration of Anishinabe | Formation of the Council of Three Fires~1441The Council of Three Fires Split into Separate Groups | Potwatomi Migrate South to Lower Michigan1634First Recorded Encounter with Europeans1640 - 1701Beaver Wars (French...
by Robert Yonkman | Aug 26, 2020
Figure 12. “The Signing of the Treaty of Greene Ville,” by H.C. Christy, 1945. [Oil-on-canvas] Signed August 3rd, 1795, the Treaty of Greenville followed negotiations after the Native American loss at the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794. This defeat ended the...
by Robert Yonkman | Apr 25, 2019
Figure 52. A Group of Tribal Youth on the Reservation, ca. Early 1950’s. From Left to Right: Roger Day, Richard Bush, Henry Bush, Amos Day, Jr, Gordon Bush, Dawn Bush, and Cecil Day. Reprinted from “Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi: A People in...
by Robert Yonkman | Feb 1, 2018
Figure 70. Photograph of the Waséyabek Development Company Headquarters in Downtown Grand Rapids, by F. N. Ruffer, 2018. Waséyabek Development Company, LLC (WDC) is a 100% Tribally-owned holding company that manages the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi’s...
by Robert Yonkman | Feb 1, 2018
Figure 69. FireKeepers Casino and Hotel, by JCJ Architecture, ca. 2021. 2008 NHBP secures bond financing for the development of FireKeepers Casino. NHBP’s FireKeepers Casino offering is the only casino project – tribal or commercial – to receive funding before the...
