In St. Ignace, Michigan, near the Saint Ignace Mission, this six-acre archaeological site preserves a Petun village established around 1670 after repeated displacement by the Iroquois and then the Sioux. Though disease and war had greatly reduced the community, the village still numbered about 500 to 800 people and became part of early interaction between Native residents and French missionaries after Père Jacques Marquette founded his nearby mission. Excavations uncovered longhouses, hearths, and evidence that European materials and Christian practices were selectively incorporated into Petun life while Petun identity endured. The village remained until 1701, when Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac encouraged the Petun to move south after founding Detroit.