Brian Turner
On February 16th, visiting scholar Michael McDonnell presented a new look at Colonial American history through the eyes of the Anishinaabeg tribe through a lecture on his book, Masters of Empire: Great Lakes Indians and the Making of America.
02/27/2017

Michael McDonnell is introduced for his lecture.


Michael McDonnell presented his lecture based on his book, Masters of Empire: Great Lakes Indians and the Making of America.

McDonnell proposed that the makings of the American Revolution was more reliant on the populations of Great Lakes Indians than was previously thought.



McDonnell spoke about the Ottawa Indians a great deal in his lecture.