Pow Wow is held every August in Grand Portage, Minnesota. Photo credit to crazycrow.com
The Ojibwe People
Several indigenous groups have lived in the area that is now Northern Minnesota, including the Cree and Lakota people. Most recently are the Ojibwe, or Chippewa, an Anishinaabe group. Learn about Ojibwe history, culture, language, and the vibrant local Ojibwe communities.
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Grand Portage
The Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and the town of Grand Portage are located just north of Grand Marais on Lake Superior. Come find beautiful waterfalls and towering bluffs, and learn about the people who came before and are still here today.
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Ojibwe Culture and History
Learn from Ojibwe author Thomas Peacock about how the Ojibwe arrived in what is now Northern Minnesota, traditional Ojibwe practices and knowledge of the land, and the Ojibwe influence on contemporary Minnesota.
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Ojibwe Language
“When we all speak Anishinaabemowin we will understand better how to live in this Anishinaabe land, in the woods, beyond the woods, beside the lakes telling stories forever and always.” Start learning Anishinaabemowin today!
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Further reading
Check out these non-fiction and fiction books about Native people in Minnesota, including the Ojibwe and Lakota, from authors such as Louise Erdrich and Anton Trueur.
