Small Towns around Detroit

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Hermod said: Most of them felt they got a pretty good deal in Lewis Cass' purchase of the land.

That is a pretty good example of the brainwashing everyone gets in our public school system. Ask an Indian person sometime, what has been our tradition through time about this good deal. Go out and ask the Potawatomis in Kansas how their forebears felt about being swept out there.

For the record, here is a map of Oakland County after the Treaty of 1817. [[I wish I could make it bigger.) Notice there are three reservations, supposedly six sections total [[blue, yellow and magenta rectangles). What do you suppose happened to them? The good old Indian Relocation Act replaced this desirable land with prairie land in Kansas, "equal trade.' Families were driven out of their homes and forced to hit the "road" to Kansas in the 1830s. When they got there, the land was completely undeveloped and unsuitable for their lifestyle, so they had to start from scratch with scarce resources. They were forced off fully developed homesteads, villages and farmlands.

The reserves are near Inkster and Eight Mile, Pierce and Thirteen Mile, and the south shores of Orchard Lake.

This map is part of the Oakland County Historical and Cultural Map Series.

http://www.oakgov.com/oss/products_s...Americans.html

The second map in the series is also available:

The second map of the series, Historic Sites and Districts, is now complete. The product contains mapped information including the locations of early European settlement, national and state registered historic sites and districts, and locally recognized places. In addition, the product includes photograhs of some of the most recognized sites, images of several historic artifacts, along with helpful information to promote the preservation of our historic and cultural resources. The map is a great resource for local historians, planners, interested citizens, and a wonderful educational tool for school children to get an understanding for, and encourage the preservation of our cultural heritage. Printed in color on 42"x 36" paper.

http://www.oakgov.com/oss/products_s...districts.html