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Ojibwe man on Grand Portage trail

An Ojibwe man (possibly Paul LaGarde) standing on the Grand Portage trail on July 10, 1922, during an expedition initiated by Minnesota Historical Society director Solon Buck. The man is identified as a guide who helped MNHS Field Secretary Cecil Shirk and Minneapolis journalist Paul Bliss retrace the trail, which was threatened by private landowners. Publicity from the expedition sparked interest amongst white Minnesotans in preserving the trail and depot sites.

Ojibwe men loading logs on Ponemah Point

Ojibwe men loading logs at Ponemah Point, Red Lake Reservation, c.1940.

Ojibwe men, possibly at 1857 or 1862 treaty signing

Ojibwe men, possibly at 1857 or 1862 treaty signing in Washington, DC. Photographer: Matthew B. Brady. To make way for the farm, the land first needed to be alienated from native peoples. Treaty negotiations started this process.

Ojibwe mortar and pestle

Ojibwe wood mortar and pestle, a technology used to thresh wild rice.

Ojibwe on the St. Croix River

Ojibwe on the St. Croix River, 1885.

Ojibwe people at their home, near Tower

Ojibwe people at their home, near Tower, ca. 1930.

Ojibwe soldiers returned from World War I

Uniformed Ojibwe soldiers returned to Wisconsin from fighting in World War I gather with other Ojibwe wearing traditional regalia on June 19, 1919. Interpreter Ira O. Isham is in the foreground.

Ojibwe spiritual Leader Larry Aitken with Shaynowishkung statue

Leech Lake Ojibwe spiritual leader Larry Aitken speaking at the dedication ceremony for the third statue of Shaynowishkung (He Who Rattles, also known as Chief Bemidji), July 6, 2015. Photograph by Michael Meuers for The Circle, July 2015. Used with the permission of The Circle.