The Natives are Restless
We found this story in the Life and Labors of Rt. Rev. Frederic Baraga by the Reverend Chrysostom Verwyst, OFM. The first few chapters of this book cover the early missionaries in the Michigan area.
If you visit Detroit, the Basilica of Sainte Anne has resources on the life of Fr. Richard.
The Revered Gabriel Richard. Fr. Richard’s life is currently being investigated for a possible cause for canonization.
Tecumseh, the leader of an American Indian Confederation aimed at holding onto land in the Midwest.
Fr. Richard’s tomb at his chapel in the Basilica of Ste. Anne in Detroit, Michigan. Tecumseh’s body appears to have been lost.