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Wigemar Wasung, Eastman Johnson 1857 Grand Portage band of Lake Superior Chippewa
© St. Louis County Historical Society
"The stories of our ancestors are the roots of our strength." Elder's wisdom
Ojibwe woman, Eastman Johnson, 1857, Grand Portage band.
©St. Louis County Historical Society
"What we do now will echo in eternity; choose wisely."
Elder"s wisdom
Sha-win-ne-gun, Eastman Johnson, 1857, Grand Portage band
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The King Turtles or "Me-che-kans" relay messages from the spirit world to the living world through the "Gee-sah-ke-we--ni-ne" of the medicine clan
Louise LaChapelle, Leech Lake band, Carisle Indian School, 1892-98
Turtle Mountain Indian Relay Race 2016 at Chippewa Downs.
©Diana Volk
Unidentified Ojibwa woman ca.1885 Fort Snelling, carte-de-visite
©Minnesota Historical Society
