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WYANDOTTE
THE STORY OF A NAMESAKE 1649-1818
By Richard Buchko

The town of Wyandotte, Michigan, was named for the Wyandots, a Native American tribe who settled along the shores of the Detroit River. The true history of the Wyandots, and how the city became named for them, has never been told - until now. The Wyandots were never that quiet, sedate, "cultured" tribe as depicted in most Wyandotte histories. They were warriors and traders, peace loving but known for passion and violence where needed. Almost exterminated, first by their Native American enemies, and later by the Europeans and even the United States government, the Wyandots were - and are today - survivors.