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attempts at total frenchification. Today<br />

several thous<strong>and</strong> Odawa continue to reside in<br />

the United States <strong>and</strong> Canada as do a smaller<br />

number of Huron or Wy<strong>and</strong>ot. Furthermore the<br />

union of <strong>French</strong>men <strong>and</strong> Indian women created a<br />

metis population whose relatives continue to<br />

live in the Great Lakes region. It is<br />

important for non-Indians to remember that<br />

these people are alive <strong>and</strong> well <strong>and</strong> their<br />

sorjourn at St. Ignace is merely a stop on<br />

their road to the present.<br />

For nearly ten years this work has not<br />

been broadly marketed. It is hoped that<br />

available in this format it can be used by<br />

teachers of Michigan history <strong>and</strong> others to<br />

get a better underst<strong>and</strong>ing of colonial St.<br />

Ignace.<br />

Introduction iii<br />

Table of Contents iv<br />

Table of Contents<br />

Part I: The Straits of Mackinac<br />

Designation of the Area 6<br />

Indian Myths <strong>and</strong> the Straits 7<br />

<strong>French</strong> Bypass the Straits Region 8<br />

Part II: Indian Origins<br />

Ojibwa/Chippewa 9<br />

Ojibwa Life Style 9

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