The First Fox War (1712-16) began when Fox, Kickapoo and Mascouten attacked Fort Pontchartrain on May 13th. Mississauga Ojibwe final repel of Iroquoisĭuring their wars with the Iroquois, the Ojibwe pushed down both sides of Lake Huron and by 1701 controlled most of lower Michigan and southern Ontario. Madeline Island established as epicenter of Ojibwe Nation at Chequamegon Bay Minnesota Historical Society (MHS): Ojibwe Arrivalįort La Pointe Established at Chequamegon Bay They encounter forest-dwelling Dakota people already here. The Ojibwe, who have been moving westward for generations, reach the land we now call Minnesota. Reestablish SE Anishinaabe territoriesġ690-1710 Ojibwe push West into Dakota country past St.Croix River Ojibwe final repel of Iroquois from the Sault. Iroquois wanted new hunting land for fur trade because they depleted theirs. The practice of paying bounties for Indian scalps did not end until the 1800s.ĭutch colonists introduce scalping to Turtle Island by offering bounties for Indian scalpsĭuring their wars with the Iroquois, the Ojibwe pushed down both sides of Lake Huron and by 1701 controlled most of lower Michigan and southern Ontario. Because it was impossible for those who paid the bounty to determine the sex, and sometimes the age, of the victim from the scalp alone, killing women and children became a way to make easy money. In 1706 the governor of Pennsylvania offered 130 pieces of eight for the scalp of any Indian male over twelve years of age and 50 pieces of eight for a woman’s scalp. Push Huron’s and SE Anishinaabe towards the Sault.Įuropean colonists introduce scalping by offering bounties for Indian scalps War almost brings Pequots to extinction and influx of pilgrims take land.ĭutch trade withdrawal and declining beaver cause Iroquois to expand territories. Opechancanough leads Indian Confederacy against Virginia colonistsīelligerent Puritan colonists attempt to extend authority over Pequots. May Flower lands on East Coast of Turtle Island Raleigh conceived and organized the colonizing expeditions to America that ended tragically with the “lost colony”.įrench explorers and missionaries are discovered at Sault Ste. Sir Walter Raleigh colonizes Roanoke Island, VA Slaughters and exploits natives for gold. October 12, 1492, Columbus lands on Hispaniola in Western Hemisphere. Sacred Migis leads Ojibwe Nations migration westward from St. Wenaboozhoo rebuilds earth on back of a turtle. Zenith of Mankind’s Social Development happens in North AmericaĮarth is flooded.
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