This week marks an important event in the history of Michigan and the history of Native American tribes here in the Midwest. 250 years ago this week, Chief Pontiac of the Ottawa called a council of tribes. The purpose of the council was to figure out how to drive out the English settlers and army from the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley regions. Hundreds of Native Americans came to Chief Pontiac's council on the banks of the Ecorse River in what is now Council Point Park in Lincoln Park.Get the Story:
Descendant talks about Chief Pontiac's legacy (Michigan Radio 4/240
Join the Conversation