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Photographer: J.T. Lambrou
Taken: November 8, 2021
Caption: Wyandott Totem Pole Marker
Additional Description: The pole contains (from top to bottom):
1. The Turtle: Totem sign of Chief Walk-In-The-Water
2. Iroquois Warrior: clutching a gun. The Iroquois were ancient enemies of the Wyandott.
3. Cadillac Crest. In 1702 the Wyandott accompanied Cadillac down Lake Huron to Fort Ponchartrain.
4. Beaver: gnawing stick
5. Great Whitefish: symbole of good fishing
6. Wyandott Farewell: Tribesman holds canoe paddle as Wyandotts leave the Michigan-Ohio area in 1843 for new lands in Kansas, and later in Oklahoma. a whitefish, the symbol of good fishing a Wyandott with canoe paddle in farewell
Submitted: January 3, 2022, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan.
Database Locator Identification Number: p631455
File Size: 3.236 Megabytes

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