The Ahayuda was donated to Albion College in 1973, and it's not known how the donor came across the item. However, at that time and decades before it, it was a somewhat common practice to take items off of Native American Reservations.
The window features the Battle Creek City Seal, which shows a white surveyor about to club a Native American with the butt of his rifle; the City seal has been almost entirely phased out of use, with its only remaining place of prominence being the stained glass, located on a third-floor stairwell near the City Commission chambers. Some have criticized the window as being insensitive to Native Americans, as well as being inaccurate regarding the incident that gives Battle Creek its name.