Algonquin Indian Tribes and the French

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This paper examines the role of the culture that existed before the French arrival in the Michigan region of the United States and provides a detailed account of the actual modifications of Indian life after the French arrived. The paper considers the way in which disputes and misunderstandings were solved through law and shows how the issue of the Native-Indians and the French influence over the history of the tribes in the Great Lakes is a matter that is representative for the history of the US. The paper also shows how the Native-American experience pointed out the way in which a local issue such as the conflicts between different tribes in the region could be exploited for economic, gains but at the same time could set the basis for a cultural relation between the Algonquin tribes and the French.

From the Paper:

"The history of the American people is the result of numerous influences that have put their mark on what is today the American culture and heritage. The entire array of factors that have determined the unique yet troubled history of the United States belong to numerous cultures and civilization that have remained to this day important landmarks for the definition of the cultural framework of this country. In this sense, the Indians have had a considerable contribution to the establishment of the cultural background as well as of the environment in which later settlers, such as the Europeans would place their mark and in which they would develop a distinctive cultural identity."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Algonquin Anishinabeg Nation Tribal Council. (N.d.) History Algonquin nation. Retrieved 12 March 2008, from http://www.anishinabenation.ca/eng/alg_history_en.htm
• Algonquin History. (1999) First Nations. Retrieved 12 March 2008, from http://www.tolatsga.org/alg.html
• Burton, C. M. (2007) Fort Pontchartrain Du Detroit. Vol. 29, 240-317. Retrieved 12 March 2008, from http://clarke.cmich.edu/nativeamericans/mphc/relfrench.htm
• Eccles, W. J. (Jul., 1983). The Fur Trade and Eighteenth-Century Imperialism. The William and Mary Quarterly, 3rd Ser., Vol. 40, No. 3. pp. 341-362.
• Encyclopedia of Cajun Culture. (1999).Acadia. Retrieved 12 March 2008, from http://www.cajunculture.com/Places/acadia.htm

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