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- The Rockford area was first visited and inhabited by Native American cultures, such as the Hopewell, Mascouten, and Ottawa tribes. There have not been archaeological finds of Native American settlements in the Rogue River valley, but their trails branched through the area and were noted by early surveyors.
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Every November we take time to celebrate and honor the unique ancestry, traditions, and contributions made throughout history, and to provide a platform for Native people in the United States to share their culture, traditions, music, crafts, dance, along with ways and concepts of life.
The first settlers in Rockford (at Rocky Ford) were Germanicus Kent, Thatcher Blake and Lewis Lemon. They built a cabin on the west side of the river on the banks of Kent Creek in 1834. The east side was first settled by Daniel Shaw Haight and his family in April, 1835.
Aug 2, 2022 · Last Saturday was opening day for a new, temporary display at Burpee Museum in downtown Rockford. As a CLR member, I had the privilege of seeing this exhibit as it was being set-up, as part of a…
Aug 21, 2019 · Beattie Park in downtown Rockford is more than just a public green space. It's home to groups of mounds created by Native American tribes as a place of gathering, peace, and burial. Indigenous people still meet there. Juanita MacVenn is the treasurer of Rockford's Native American Awareness Committee, or NAAC.
The Rockford area was first visited and inhabited by Native American cultures, such as the Hopewell, Mascouten, and Ottawa tribes. There have not been archaeological finds of Native American settlements in the Rogue River valley, but their trails branched through the area and were noted by early surveyors.
Beattie Park in downtown Rockford is home to Native American effigy mounds. The mounds in and around the park were built by the people of the Effigy Mound tradition of the Late Woodland period of American prehistory, according to the National Register of Historic Places.
Dec 18, 2023 · Michigan’s three largest tribes are the Ojibwe (also called Chippewa), the Odawa (also called Ottowa) and the Potawatomi (also called the Bode’wadmi). They share common language, customs and beliefs. Together, they are Anishinaabe, or “original people.”.
