Pine Creek Indian Reservation

Pine Creek Potawatomi Reservation
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Athens Indian Church
Location	1485 Mno-Bmadzewen Way, Fulton, Michigan
Coordinates	42°06′15″N85°15′32″W / 42.10417°N 85.25889°W / 42.10417; -85.25889 (Pine Creek Indian Reservation)
Area	120 acres (49 ha)
Built	1845 (1845)
NRHP reference No.	73000946 [1]
Added to NRHP	March 30, 1973

The Pine Creek Indian Reservation is the home of the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi (NHBP), a federally-recognized tribe of Potawatomi in the United States. The reservation headquarters is located at 1485 Mno-Bmadzewen Way, between Fulton, Michigan and Athens, Michigan. ^[2] The historic structures on the reservation were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. ^[1]

History

In 1838, members of the Potawatomi nation were forcibly removed from local lands to Kansas, in an operation known as the Potawatomi Trail of Death. During this removal, a group of Tribal Members escaped and returned to their native lands in Michigan. In 1845, Chief Moguago purchased a 120-acre parcel of land along the Pine Creek, and established the Pine Creek Indian Reservation. ^[2] With the help of Europeans in nearby Athens, the Potawatomi constructed several houses and a school. ^[3]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi Press Kit (PDF), Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi
3. Federal Writers' Project (2013), The WPA Guide to Michigan: The Great Lakes State, Trinity University Press, p. 367, ISBN   9781595342201