By Doug Kiel, University of Pennsylvania
Indian country was never the same following the War of 1812. If Native aspirations were to maintain their land base and relative autonomy, then the war was most of all a loss for Native peoples throughout eastern North America. This is most clearly evident in the Great Lakes region.
In the Great Lakes region the space for viable, long-term indigenous resistance to US expansion had closed by 1815. By no means, however, had the Native peoples of the region lost the power to control their own fate.
Last updated: August 14, 2017