History & Treaty Stories
Stories of the Anishinaabe, Treaties & Nations
These are stories of our past, present, and future. Living with knowledge about the Treaties is more beneficial than not knowing them at all. One of the first steps toward healing is to learn about previous generations, and generations to come.
by Winona LaDuke, writer, economist, and tribal member on Minnesota’s White Earth Reservation. Winona is also founder and co-curator of the Giiwedinong Museum.
Where the Sky Touches the Earth - A Great Leader
President’s Day is not really an Indigenous thing. There is really no equivalent to President for the Anishinaabe. Our traditional territory is large and surrounds the Great Lakes. That required distributed representational leadership and Anishinaabe governance shared responsibility and wealth.