HISTORY
Our Stories of the Anishinaabe, Treaties and Nations
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, a renowned writer and economist on Minnesota’s White Earth Reservation and tribal member.
She also is co-curator of the Giiwedinong Museum.
HISTORY & TREATIES
These are stories of our past, present, and future.
First Draft of the Constitution
You’re Looking at the First Draft of the Constitution
When the Founding Fathers of the United States began the work of creating a new country, they sought to be free from tyranny, monarchy, and oppression. To do so, they looked to the teachings of Native people.
On September 16, 1987, The Senate recognized the influence of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy on the construction of the Constitution in a resolution.