THE OHIO VALLEY-GREAT LAKES ETHNOHISTORY ARCHIVES: THE MIAMI COLLECTION
It is noted that the following work from the Miami Archives should be
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rather, indicative of thought in that historical moment during which the
document was published.
Schoolcraft, Information from Michigamies; 5: 191-196.
(Michigamies, p. 192) "...The Pous, or Pottowattomies, who once dwelt on the islands at the entrance into Green Bay, and who, being mixed with the Chippewas and Ottawas, once made Chicago the central point of their residence, or periodical gatherings, have also joined the colonized tribes west. The Miamis, dwelling on the St. Joseph, in the early history of La Salle and the Missionary fathers, retired to the Wabash, in so imperceptible a manner that history hardly takes any notice of the movement. Several bands of the Ottawas and Chippewas remain. The ensuing observations on the tradtions and the actual state of the Chippewa bands at Grand Traverse Bay, on the peninsula, are derived from personal visits to the principal villages, together with the explorations of others in this field."
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