Frank W. Porter

Examines the history, changing fortunes, and current situation of the Potawatomi Indians. Includes a picture essay on their crafts. The Potawatomi, traditionally a canoe-traveling people, lived near the waterways of the Great Lakes area. They intersected American history at critical points. they were caught up in the conflicts between the French and English colonial powers, and they fought in the American Revolution and the War of 1812. Their story...