Indians of North America -- Michigan
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Aurey Strohpaul negatives
Collection
Identifier: Collection 159
Abstract
Contains negatives taken by Aurey Strohpaul (1904-1978) of events and people in Grand Rapids, Michigan as well as sport and outdoor topics from Upper Michigan. The chronologically arranged negatives date from 1938 through 1948, with a gap from 1942 through November 1946 during which time Strohpaul was a member of the United States Navy. Of note are his images of Harry S Truman's visit to Grand Rapids in 1946, the Interlochen National Music Camp, the Michigan National Guard 126th Infantry and...
Dates:
1938-1948, n.d.
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
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Aurey Strohpaul negatives
Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council Indian History Project records
Collection
Identifier: Collection 050
Abstract
The Grand Rapids Inter-Tribal Council's Indian History Project was designed to develop a publication that would describe the history and current status of Native American people living in southwestern Michigan. The result of the project was the book People Of The Three Fires : the Ottawa, the Potawatomi and Ojibway of Michigan / James A. Clifton, George Cornell, and James M. McClurken. Grand Rapids : Michigan Indian Press, 1986. This collection contains records of the project, along with 247...
Dates:
1982-1985
Grand Rapids Public Library Native American photo collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 068
Abstract
This collection contains images of Native Americans, their housing, schools, church and crafts from the first two decades of the twentieth century. This is a devised collection that was drawn together from various sources by subject matter. The source of these images has not been documented. The collection also contains the much duplicated series of "before" and "after" photos of students at the Carlisle Indian School in 1886.
Dates:
1886-1920
Native American History and education project
Collection
Identifier: Collection 496
Abstract
This collection contains materials related to activities of several Native American groups in the Midwest (primarily Michigan) during the 1970s. Primarily, this collection is comprised of newsletters, pamphlets, and selected resource guides (e.g., bibliographies) around Native American life and literature about Native American tribes in the late 20th century. Among the tribes represented in this collection are the Chippewa, Ojibwe, Potawatomi, Dakota, and others. In addition, there are also...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1969 - 1979
Richmond Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: Collection 094
Abstract
The Richmond family was one of Grand Rapid's early pioneering families, settling in Western Michigan in the 1830s. The bulk of the collection is the William Almy Richmond (1809-1871) papers, dealing with Indian Affairs, 1845-1849. Richmond was Superintendent of Indian Affairs for Michigan and Wisconsin and in this position made treaty payments to the Indians at La Pointe on Lake Superior. Also included in this collection are the significant Civil War era diaries primarily of his...
Dates:
1825-1923, n.d.
Found in:
Grand Rapids History Center
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Richmond Family Papers
Songs and Dances of Great Lake Indians, 1956
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