Southeast Michigan housed six tribes in 1750

Wyandot, Potawatomi, Ottawa, Sauk, Mascouten, Kickapoo

    Here’s a thumbnail version of southeast Michigan history I found on the web. I  think it is representative of current thinking, upon which I’ll amplify later.

    “When the French began to explore the Great Lakes at the beginning of the 17th century, southeast Michigan was home to the Fox and Kickapoo nations. Europeans brought with them the disrupti…