The Treaty with the Wyandots, 1842

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The 1817 Treaty of the Maumee Rapids set aside the Wyandotte reserve around Upper Sandusky.

1. Real Stories Podcast's "The Treaty with the Wyandots, 1842" follows the Wyandotte people from Champlain's 1615 encounter to the 1842 removal from Wyandotte County and the 1843 move in Michigan. 2. Graham and Brian host the episode as local historians, and they cite three books, "a hundred paintings," and the Wyandotte Nation website while trying to be "fair" and "real." 3. Their main thesis is that the Wyandottes "didn't go away"; they moved from the Toronto and Michigan region into Sandusky Valley and Upper Sandusky over roughly a century. 4. They say the Wyandottes were weakened by "the pox" around 1639, then pushed north and west in conflicts with the Iroquois between 1648 and 1678. 5. The hosts describe a gradual move through Ontario, Detroit, and Mackinac before a settlement in the Sandusky Valley by about 1710 and Upper Sandusky by 1723. 6. Graham ties the Gauntlet ground near Marseilles to Wyandotte discipline, clan structure, and the story of Simon Kenton, then lists the 13 clans including the Bear, Beaver, Deer, Snake, and Hawk. 7. They treat the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794 and the Treaty of Greenville in 1795 as the turning point, and they name Tarhe as the principal Wyandotte signer. 8. Brian reads Tarhe's words about clearing away "the hovering clouds" and wiping bodies "clean from all blood," which frames the treaty as a peace-making act rather than a simple surrender. 9. The 1817 Treaty of the Maumee Rapids, also called the Treaty with the Wyandottes, gives a 12-by-14 mile reserve around Upper Sandusky, $4,319, and a $500 annual education annuity. 10. People interested in Ohio Native history and treaty timelines.

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A treaty-and-territory history of the Wyandots around Upper Sandusky.

This episode follows the Wyandots in Upper Sandusky from around 1630 to 1843, and it keeps that history tied to migration from around Toronto to Michigan and down the Sandusky Valley.

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For when you want treaties, township names, and a history lesson with dust on its boots.

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