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Up North Lowdown

Retelling difficult history

By Ed Ronco,
Max Copeland
Published February 3, 2024 at 6:00 AM EST
Top left: Parts of three families pictured here were forced to abandon their homes in Burt Lake, prodded by the armed deputies of Cheboygan County in 1900. (Photo courtesy of the Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians) Bottom left: Portrait of Harriet Tubman; Lindsley, Harvey B., 1842-1921, photographer. (Photo from the Library of Congress)
Top left: Parts of three families pictured here were forced to abandon their homes in Burt Lake, prodded by the armed deputies of Cheboygan County in 1900. (Photo courtesy of the Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians)
Bottom left: Portrait of Harriet Tubman; Lindsley, Harvey B., 1842-1921, photographer. (Photo from the Library of Congress)

History has some difficult things to tell us. This week on the Up North Lowdown, two stories about how we remember, heal, and pass our history on to others.

Stories included in this week's episode:

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Ed Ronco
Ed Ronco is IPR's news director.
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Max Copeland
Max Copeland was the local weekday host of All Things Considered on Interlochen Public Radio and the producer of The Up North Lowdown, IPR’s weekly news podcast.
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