Excerpted from Raw Deal: The Indians of the Midwest and the Theft of Native Lands by Robert Downes. A little background: Detroit has a long history with the Indians of Michigan. It was established by the French in 1701 as a fortified trading post in the wake of 60 years of warfare between the Iroquois […]
Robert Downes
Robert Downes is the author of eight books, including two novels of the prehistoric Anishinaabek: The Wolf and The Willow and Winding Moon. He and his wife Jeanette live in Traverse City.