Resisting Removal is captivating and engaging for all the right reasons; talented historical storytelling at its finest.

– John Haymond, Historian and Author

At the onset of winter in 1850, four hundred Ojibwe died at Sandy Lake, Minnesota because of the negligence and ill-intents of U.S. government officials. For the next several years, the Lake Superior Ojibwe resisted removal from their homelands until the signing a new treaty that promised them permanent reservation homes.

In this captivating historical account, Kechewaishke, also known as Chief Buffalo, strives to defend his people against the incursions of white settlement and the underhanded removal efforts of agent John Watrous and Governor Alexander Ramsey. Supported by the white trader Benjamin Armstrong, Kechewaishke and the Ojibwe must overcome every possible obstacle, including the grief of those they’ve lost, to protect their homes and their way of life.

Discover the truth about this tragic past and the intentional exploitation of the Ojibwe people and culture. But also, come to understand the complexity of history and question whose story is really being told.