This book, containing the papers presented at a conference concerning the French contributions to the Upper Midwest region of the United States, includes: (1) "Contact and Consequence: An Introduction to Over 300 Years of French Presence in the Northwest" (V. Benoit); (2) "The French Voyageur and the Fur Trade" (J. T. Rivard); (3) "The Assimilation and Acculturation of French Canadians" (E. E. Gagne); (4) "History of Our Lady of Lourdes Church" (A. W. Moss); (5) "The Enhanced Economic Position of Women in French Colonial Illinois" (W. Briggs); (6) "Silkville: Fourierism on the Kansas Prairies" (L. D. Harris); (7) "The Structures of Everyday Life in a French Utopian Settlement in Iowa: The Case of the Icarians of Adams County, 1853-1898" (A. Prevos); (8) "France and America: A Minnesota Artist's Experience" (R. N. Coen); (9) "The Mute Heritage: Perspective on the French of America" (A. Renaud); (10) "French Presence in the Red River Valley, Part I: A History of the Metis to 1870" (V. Benoit); (11) "The Michif Language" (J. Crawford); (12) "A Brief History of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians" (D. de Montigny); (13) "Finding Your French-Canadian Roots: A Brief Guide" (W. Pope); and (14) "Les Voyageurs: A French Language Village Experience" (C. Schulze). A paper, "The 60th Anniversary of the Trans-Atlantic Flight of Charles A. Lindbergh" (J. A. Schiff), is also included because of Lindbergh's Minnesota roots and the role the U.S. and France played in his historic flight. Photographs, drawings, and maps are provided. (JHP)