A case study
Providing Hope is not simply a slogan for Abanaka Artisan
The swamp was so murky and mosquito infested that it was questionable whether humans would ever inhabit it.
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The Abenaki Indians resided in what is known today as Maine between Lake Champlain and the St. Laqrence Valley. They were forced off their lands with the expansion of the white man into the region. War after war and treaty after treaty took the population of the Abenaki Indians from an estimated 40,000 down to a mere 1,000. They were forced off their lands and located south of the Black Swamp near the St. Marys River and the 27 mile Creek along the Indiana and Ohio State lines. Recognizable landmarks of today are Bobo, Indiana and Wren Ohio.
The swamp was so murky and mosquito infested that it was questionable whether humans would ever inhabit it. The Indians had little chance of survival with harsh cold winters, and disease infested swampy lands. Yet, they still had hope. Hope for a better life for their people.
