Thank you so much, @vincempls.bsky.social for pointing out the "guided by Indigenous knowledge" part. We keep working on raising that awareness. @profsecchi.bsky.social
Patrick Nunnally
#OnThisDay June 17 1673: Accompanied by voyageurs and guided by Indigenous knowledge, Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette travel down the Wisconsin River and enter the "Micissipi." They are the 1st Europeans to see the Upper Mississippi, in one of the most important explorations in American history.