Contents
List of Illustrations
Preface
Chapter 1 “They Became Known as Wyandots”
The Great Island
The Tribe with No Name
Children of the Bad Twin
Chapter 2 “They Act Like Foxes”
“People Are Dispersing in Every Direction”
Be on Your Guard against the Hurons
The Rat
Allotted for the Wiandóts
Nicholas: Full of Savage Cunning
“This Continent Is Not Wide Enough for Us Both”
Chapter 3 “Wyandots Will Not Be Taken Alive”
“These Horrible Hell-Hounds of Savage War”
The Death of Miss Jane McCrea, 1777
Siege of Fort Henry, 1777
Battle of Little Mountain, 1782
Gnadenhutten Massacre, 1782
Battle of Sandusky, 1782
The Struggle of Big Foot and Adam Poe, 1782
Big Bottom Massacre, 1791
Massacre at Beaver Hat Town, ca. 1792
Battle of Fallen Timbers, 1794
Battle of River Raisin, 1813
Chapter 4 “Farewell Ohio and Her Brave”
“I Cannot Agree to Quit Painting My Face”
“Very Similar to That of the Cherokees”
“Like Sheep among Wolves”
Chapter 5 “Strangers in a Strange Land”
The Decisions We Make
Conquer or Be Conquered
The Richest and Most Valuable Territory
Land Bribes and Floats to Nowhere
Citizen versus Indian
Chapter 6 “Preserving the Future of Our Past”
Indian Reunion and Barbecue
Potatoes, Hay, and Ham
Indian School, Quapaw Agency
Sacred Ground
We Want Our Land Back
The Gathering of Traditions
Wytopia
Notes
Bibliography
Illustration Credits
About the Author