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History of the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan (Annotated)

Enriched Edition. A Grammar of Their Language, and Personal and Family History of the AuthorBy Andrew J. Blackbird

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Andrew J. Blackbird's History of the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan is a rare nineteenth-century Indigenous-authored history that preserves Odawa and Ojibwe traditions, migrations, customs, treaty relations, and political grievances in Michigan. Written in a plain, testimonial prose shaped by oral narration, documentary recollection, and moral argument, the book stands at the intersection of ethnography, autobiography, and Native political history, challenging settler accounts by centering Indigenous memory and sovereignty. Blackbird, an Odawa writer, interpreter, and public servant from the Little Traverse region, was the son of the prominent Odawa leader Mack-e-te-be-nessy. Educated within both Native and Euro-American worlds, he witnessed the effects of missionization, land cessions, removal pressures, and federal treaty policy. His book reflects both personal experience and inherited communal knowledge, written to correct misunderstandings and preserve a record of his people's endurance. This volume is essential for readers interested in Native American history, Michigan history, oral tradition, and Indigenous self-representation. Scholars and general readers alike will value its immediacy, historical specificity, and principled insistence that the Ottawa and Chippewa peoples be understood through their own voices. This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience. - Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance. - Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.