"...and the Mille Lacs who have no reservation...": A History of the Chippewa Indians in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota up to 1934

by Clarence Ralph Fitz

Overview

The book chronologically explains the bungling of the federal government as they attempted to be fair to the Indians while at the same time moving them out of the way of settlement. It also delves into the interaction between the Sioux and the Chippewa, including the joint attempt in 1862 to kill all the white people in Minnesota, and how the results of that interaction affected Mille Lacs County, Minnesota and still does today.

The author has interwoven national and world events into the historical account to help the reader relate the happenings in Minnesota and Mille Lacs County to the rest of the new nation and the world. With the mention of local names and places the author brings a sense of reality to the documented history.

This book is extremely well documented with footnotes identifying specific archival records. Even the title, “…and the Mille Lacs who have no reservation …”, is a direct quote of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs in 1892.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940153746654
Publisher:	Clarence Ralph Fitz
Publication date:	09/22/2016
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Clarence (Clare) Ralph Fitz is a retired veterinarian having practiced in the Minneapolis – St Paul area of Minnesota for 35 years. He was born and raised on a farm in Iowa and graduated from Iowa State University in 1962. Following retirement he became active in promoting equal rights as it relates to Native Americans, Indian reservations and federal Indian policy. He currently holds the position of chairman of both the national organization, Citizens Equal Rights Foundation and the local organization Mille Lacs Equal Rights Foundation. Clare lives in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota and spends winters in Mesa, Arizona.