Storied Ground
The Wyandotte (Part One)
This episode of Storied Ground is part one of a series on the history of the Wyandotte people in Ohio, from their arrival in the early eighteenth century, to their removal later in the nineteenth century, to their extraordinary return in the present day. With guest experts Chris Houk, Lifeways Researcher at the Wyandotte Nation of Oklahoma’s Culture Center & Museum, and historian Dr. Mary Stockwell, author of the book The Other Trail of Tears: The Removal of the Ohio Indians.
Sources for This Episode:
- Burnet, Jacob. Early Settlement of the North-Western Territory. D. Appleton & Co., 1847.
- Divine, Jr. Lloyd E. On the Back of a Turtle: A Narrative of the Huron-Wyandot People. Trillium, 2019.
- Heckewelder, John Gottlieb Ernestus. History, Manners, and Customs of the Indian Nations Who Once Inhabited Pennsylvania and the Neighbouring States. Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1876.
- Houk, Chris. Interview by Nick Pavlik. Recorded Zoom interview. May 20, 2024.
- Lincoln, Benjamin. "General Lincoln's Journal. Journal of a Treaty Held in 1793, with the Indian Tribes North-West of the Ohio, by Commissioners of the United States." Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society, 1836.
- Lincoln, Benjamin, Beverley Randolph, and Timothy Pickering. "From the Commissioners for Indian Affairs in the Northern Department to the Northwestern Indian Chiefs, August 16, 1793." Papers of the War Department, 1784–1800. Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media. Accessed January 19, 2025. https://wardepartmentpapers.org/document/45269/. Original source: Jonathan Cass Papers, Clements Library, University of Michigan.
- Stockwell, Mary. Interview by Nick Pavlik. Recorded at WGTE Studios, Toledo, Ohio. May 29, 2024.
- Stockwell, Mary. The Other Trail of Tears: The Removal of the Ohio Indians. Westholme Publishing, 2015.
- Stockwell, Mary. Unlikely General: “Mad” Anthony Wayne and the Battle for America. Yale University Press, 2020.
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Meet Your Host Nick Pavlik
Nick Pavlik is an archivist and public historian who is passionate about engaging with communities to document, preserve, and share local and regional histories. Since 2015, he has served as the Manuscripts and Digital Initiatives Archivist at Bowling Green State University’s Center for Archival Collections (CAC), where he oversees the development and management of the CAC’s Northwest Ohio manuscript collections and coordinates a variety projects utilizing digital technologies to preserve and provide access to the CAC’s unique and renowned collections. He has also been steadily working to advance the CAC’s priority of ensuring a more inclusive and representative historical record of Northwest Ohio through community partnerships, oral history projects, and digital exhibits highlighting underrepresented or little-known aspects of our region’s remarkable history. Outside his role at the CAC, Nick also works independently as a public historian, and is particularly interested in pursuing collaborative community projects that showcase the power of local history in fostering a unique sense of place, deepening our connection to our everyday environments, and uniting communities in a shared past that bridges social and political divides. He is grateful for the opportunity to pursue this work through the Storied Ground podcast.
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