jan 21, 1810 - Treaty of Fort Wayne
Description:
brought the Delaware, Potawatomi, Miami, and Eel River Miami nations together to cede 3 million acres of their land along the Wabash River to the United States.Nicholas Biddle of the Lewis and Clark expedition noted that among the Minitaree Indians the effeminate boys were raised as females. Upon reaching puberty, the boys were then married to older men. The French called them Birdashes.
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Date:
jan 21, 1810
Now
~ 215 years ago