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100
10,000 B.C. years ago
Anishianbek lived along the Atlantic seaboard from Canada all the way to the Carolinas -
Dec 1, 900
900 A.D.
Anishiinabek began the Great Walk to the Great Lakes area and beyond. -
Feb 3, 1200
1200-1300
The Anishinabek established the Three Fires Confederacy throughout the regin. -
1640
First European visitors make contact in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. -
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U.S Government Treaties
The U.S. Government began making treaties with the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe. By the very end the tribe had lost all of its land to the U.S -
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Mount Pleasant Boarding School Operations
Mount Pleasant Indian Industrial Boarding School operates in Mount Pleasant, MI. -
Boarding School taken over by MI
State of Michigan takes over the boarding school and turns it into a mental hospital for men. -
IRC
Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe is reorganized under the Indian Reorganization Act. -
SCA Opens
Saginaw Chippewa Academy opens up in Mount Pleasant, MI. -
Cub begins to teach
Matthew J. Sprague leaves treatment and bgins to teach at camps. -
Sprague begins to teach
Matthew J. Sprague becomes a Anishinaabe Bimaadziwin Teacher at Saginaw Chippewa Academy. -
Soaring Eagle
Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort opens in Mount Pleasant, MI.