# Event Details

- **Event Name**: 17th RT Keynote - Influencing 1776: How the Great Lakes Anishnaabek Helped Shape American History
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 18 Mar, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Wed, 18 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 pm
- **Event Description**: The Great Lakes tribal nations were instrumental in the eventual creation of the United States, through decades of warfare. From the French and Indian War to the War of 1812, Anishnaabek forces from Michigan fought a series of wars to protect their rights and homelands. These actions taken by these Anishnaabek warriors not only helped shape America but the fate of their respective nations.

Register at gvsu.edu/kutsche/rt
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/grand-rapids/17th-rt-keynote-influencing-1776-how-the-great-lakes-anishnaabek-helped-shape-american-history/200029718442351
- **Event Categories**: 
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 47

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Grand Rapids
- **state**: MI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: GVSU - Richard M. Devos Center
- **lat**: 42.964415844069
- **long**: -85.680048607368
- **full address**: GVSU - Richard M. Devos Center, 440 Lake Michigan Dr NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is 17th RT Keynote - Influencing 1776: How the Great Lakes Anishnaabek Helped Shape American History being held?
  - **A:** 17th RT Keynote - Influencing 1776: How the Great Lakes Anishnaabek Helped Shape American History takes place on Wed, 18 Mar, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Wed, 18 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 pm at GVSU - Richard M. Devos Center, 440 Lake Michigan Dr NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing 17th RT Keynote - Influencing 1776: How the Great Lakes Anishnaabek Helped Shape American History?
  - **A:** 17th RT Keynote - Influencing 1776: How the Great Lakes Anishnaabek Helped Shape American History is organized by GVSU Kutsche Office of Local History.

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