Fort Mackinac - Indian Dormitory

The Indian Dormitory housed the headquarters for the American Indian Agency, with a territory that stretched as far west as Minnesota. The dormitory was built in 1838 as a result of the Treaty of Washington negotiated in 1836.

Hundreds of Native Americans, from the Great Lakes region, gathered annually to receive annuity payments at the Indian Dormitory. Period settings include a kitchen, Dorm Keeper's Apartment, and Henry Schoolcraft's Winter Office, he negotiated the treaty.