By Eric Hemenway, Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians
The years leading up to 1812 in the Great Lakes were filled with tribes coping with the displacement of their villages, attacks on civilians, and the loss of resources and land. As early as the Revolutionary War, Great Lakes tribes began to wage war against American incursion, with conflicts spanning from New York to Wisconsin.
The escalation of violence and the need to repay grievances in bloodshed spelled inevitable tribal involvement in the War of 1812.
Last updated: March 6, 2015