French-Canadian Heritage Society of Michigan
P.O. Box 1900, Royal Oak, 48068-1900
Michigan and American Resources Regarding Native Americans
Please visit the French Canadian and Native Families Page to download profiles of the families in the Detroit River Region
 
Wikipedia: List of Federally Recognized Tribes by State: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_federally_recognized_tribes_by_state
 
Online Resources for Michigan: The following links provide resources for researching Native Ancestry or Families with Native and European Ancestry in Michigan:
 
Mackinac County MIGenweb (Michigan Genweb Project): http://www.mifamilyhistory.org/mimack/native_american/
 
Native Americans in Michigan - this site is part of the Michigan Family History Network - click on Native Americans in Michigan: http://www.mifamilyhistory.org/ethnic.aspx
 
Land Ceded by Michigan’s Native Americans: A map of the land ceded by Michigan’s Native Americans is available from the Clark Historical Library at Central Michigan University.  Below the map is a list of the Treaties with links to the text of the Treaties: https://www.cmich.edu/research/clarke-historical-library/explore-collection/explore-online/native-american-material/native-american-treaty-rights/text-of-michigan-related-treaties
 
 
United States' Laws and Treaties: Charles J. Kappler's Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties is available online from the HathiTrust.  See: https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/004384258.  At the end of each volume, researchers can find a list of treaties by Tribe or Year.  In addition to reading the treaties themselves, the individuals named in the treaties can be useful for genealogical purposes.  For example, French Canadians often acted as interpreters for the United States or the Tribes or Nations that were parties to the treaties; their roles as interpreters can provide you with occupational information regarding your ancestors.  For those who are searching for a potential Native Ancestor, the treaties or the signatories to the treaties may contain clues.  For example, many treaties contain names of individuals with French Canadian or European surnames.  This often indicates descent from a Native American and French Canadian or American.  In other cases, the treaty mentions specific grants that were made to individuals; the grants may even include genealogical information such as the name of one of his or her parents.
 
Digitized Ratified Treaties with the United States: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/299798 
 
United States Censuses: See the following link for resources at the National Archives: http://www.archives.gov/research/census/native-americans/1790-1930.html  The census images are available from Ancestry.com.  Readers are reminded that you can access Ancestry.com at many public libraries and at Family History Centers.