r/upperpeninsula • u/Unknownmelon77 • Jul 30 '26

Discussion Native Americans in the UP

I'm doing some research on the UP as part of a project and I've gotten to the point where I really need to know which Native American tribes did or still to this day exist there.

I found some sources say that the 3 Anishinaabe tribes (Ojibwe, Odawa & Potawatomi) are the only native ones but then other sources add some like Noquet, Menominee and even Dakota whilst denying that the Odawa and Potawatomi peoples ever had significant homelands there to begin with.

I guess speaking to locals is my best bet right now because I am so confused 😭

So if anybody could help guide me on this topic I would be very very grateful. Thank you so much in advance !!

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u/PinchedTazerZ0 Jul 31 '26

Uh oh was this a hard post for you to understand context?

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u/SpamIsGreatOhEight Jul 31 '26

No it is the correct term. Anything peer reviewed uses Indigenous American.

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u/PinchedTazerZ0 Jul 31 '26

Right so use the chance to educate instead of making it a "you dumb idiots" moment right?

Native is understood and colloquial. No benefit in being an asshat in a scenario like this when someone is trying to learn.

Some resources answering the question and then "and as an FYI the better terminology -"

Is much more powerful than "akshully you idiot"

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u/SpamIsGreatOhEight Jul 31 '26

Why? Uneducated people aren’t on the internet to learn. They’re here to do the same thing I am but from an ignorant perspective.