
Establishing Site and Regional Imprints of Wyandot Cultural History in Southeast Michigan
The Wyandot of Anderdon Nation acquired a 15 acre parcel of land in 2015 that sits on ancestral land. This area of land is called “Six Points” and is located in Gibraltar, Michigan along the Detroit River in southeast Michigan. Six Points is the physical manifestation of the Wyandot of Anderdon reconnecting on a spiritual level to their ancestors (Chief T. Roll, interview, March 30, 2022). In addition, Six Points also facilitated intra-tribal connections between the Wyandot of Anderdon Nation, Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma, Wyandot Nation of Kansas, and Huron Wendat Nation of Quebec when the site was purchased (Hartig, 2020; Chief M. Odette, interview, March 30, 2022). Six Points will act as headquarters for the Wyandot of Anderdon, but can also serve as a link among the other Nations in the Wyandot Confederacy due to its centralized location. This Master’s Project developed a revised master plan for Six Points that reflects Wyandot history and culture, ecosystem management, and impacts of climate change. The plan keeps the Wyandot of Anderdon goals in mind: to “learn from the past, build the present, including a sense of place at Six Points, and plan for seven generations into the future” (Chief T. Roll, interview, November 2, 2020).
Alyson Oostdyk, Hadijah Lawal