A Native American NFL Franchise?
The Oorang Indians were a traveling team in the National Football League from LaRue, Ohio (near Marion). The franchise was put together...
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Jun 9, 20232 min read
Manoomin as Medicine
The use of wild rice as a food by the Anishinaabek is well established. However, its use as a medicine was a unique distinction that...
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Jun 8, 20232 min read
Black Duck's Sacrifice
Makadeshib (Black Duck) was a brave warrior and early chief of the Pembina Band of Ojibwe. He maintained his home camps and hunted at...
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Jun 5, 20231 min read
Spying on Metis Communities (1885)
Prior to the battles of the 1885 resistance, the RCMP circulated a report that discussed the conditions of the Metis in the northwest of...
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Jun 5, 20232 min read
More than 1,300 Buffalo in a single day
Noted fur trader, Alexander Ross, described a Metis and Ojibwe hunting expedition that took place in 1840. According to Ross, two...
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