ULYSSES of the SEVEN COUNCIL FIRES NATION: COLONIAL EXPERIENCES OF "OCHEHTI SAKOWIN" WAR CHIEFS of the UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY, 1654-1862

Ulysses of the Seven Council Fires Nation, is a rich, detailed account of Native Americans' experiences in trading with both British and French colonial forces in the Mississippi River Valley from 1654-1862, and the effects that had on their existence and their future.
About the Author
Nancy L. Woolworth, BA, MA, PHD Candidate was born in Providence, Rhode Island. She grew up in Michigan and graduated from Dearborn High School in 1950. She graduated from the University of Michigan with a BA in Education and taught public schools for twelve years in Michigan and Minnesota. She received her MA in American History from the University of Michigan in 1959. She married Alan R. Woolworth in 1960 and moved to Minnesota. What followed were decades of endeavors, leadership positions, and articles involving Native American archeology and history. Today Woolworth belongs to the University of Michigan Alumni Association, is an associate member of the William L. Clements Library in Ann Arbor, Michigan, associate member of the Newberry Library in Chicago, Illinois, and a scholar at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC. She was one of the first members of the American Indian National Museum, Washington, DC and also worked on an environmental focus group at church. With the help of the Audubon Society, they built a chimney swift tower on the church's lawn.