April 16, 9 – 4 p.m.– NCGLNAC Academic Conference: Eastern Woodlands Major Battles
Although the earliest contacts between the Native American peoples and
the European settlers in what is now the United States were friendly,
various factors created conflicts between the settlers and the tribes.
These conflicts expanded as the frontier moved westward, with the
settlers taking more and more land that had previously supported the
tribal peoples, forcing the natives away from their lands and their way of
life. The conflicts expanded into full warfare, which was usually
terminated through treaties. The treaties required more land cessations
by the tribes, furthering expansion of the frontier, causing new conflicts.
John Jay Center for Learning
101 South Meridian Street
Portland, Indiana 47371
Pre-registration by April 9 (Brochure/Reg. Form: PDF, 1.1 MB).
Conference Schedule
9 a.m. – Sara Wagar – Indiana, Elder, Piqua Shawnee Tribe
Shawnee Battles
10 a.m. – James C. Fulmer – Pennsylvania, Past President, National
Muzzle Loading Rifle Association, Columnist Muzzle Blasts, Gun
Week, historian
The Battle of Bushy Run, 1763
11 a.m. – Tony DeRegnaucourt – Ohio, Archaeologist, Director,
Upper Miami Archaeological Research Museum
Conflict in the Old Northwest, the Confederated Indian Tribes
versus the United States Army
11:50 a.m. to 1 p.m. LUNCH ON SITE
1 p.m. – Dr. Timothy D. Willig – Indiana, Assistant Professor of
History, Indiana University South Bend
Diplomatic Struggles on the Maumee: The Quest for Intertribal
Unity Among the Native Ohio Confederacy, 1792-1794
2 p.m. – Rick Conwell – Indiana, Museum Stores and Site Manager
of the Tippecanoe Battlefield, historical silversmith
The Battle of Tippecanoe, 1811
For more information contact Co-Chairs:
Boni Bent-Nelson at 574-225-9340 or bolnelso@iusb.edu or
Pat Broom at 513-874-8037 or bobbroom@aol.com.