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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Dibaajimowin
- 4 days ago
- 2 min
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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Dibaajimowin
- Jun 1
- 3 min
The Sacking of Pembina
During the fall of 1811, Lord Selkirk tasked a group of settlers under the command of Capt. Miles McDonnell with creating a new...
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Dibaajimowin
- Mar 26
- 3 min
A BEAUTIFUL BLUE CAPOTE
While the modern popular culture image of the Metis man is a jaunty voyageur in a candy-striped Hudson Bay blanket capote with a yarn...
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Dibaajimowin
- Feb 21
- 2 min
The Old Woman in the Woods
An old Kukum lived alone in a small cabin the woods. Her children had grown up and had their own homes, but she was content to live in...
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Dibaajimowin
- Dec 12, 2022
- 2 min
The Christmas Season at Turtle Mountain in North Dakota
The old French end Indian spirit of Christmas begins at Christmas Eve with midnight mass. After the services are over we all begin to...
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Dibaajimowin
- Oct 25, 2022
- 2 min
A Sanctified Hunt (1850)
In the fall of 1850, Father Albert Lacombe – whom served the Red River Metis from 1849-1852, and later became priest at Lac Ste. Anne,...
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Dibaajimowin
- Sep 23, 2022
- 3 min
A Tragic Battle on the Red River near Pembina (1840)
In the early 1900s, an account of a battle between the Ojibwe and Mandan was recounted by Flying Nice – a warrior of the Pembina (Turtle...
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Dibaajimowin
- Sep 19, 2022
- 1 min
Venison Wild Rice Stew
Wild Rice season is here, and hunting season is fast upon us, so here is a simple recipe for using your Wild Rice and your Venison in a...
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Dibaajimowin
- Sep 15, 2022
- 1 min
Wild Rice Season: 1915
Ricing season is upon us. So in honor of this important time of the year, here are some unique, early historical photos of Wild Rice...
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Dibaajimowin
- Aug 29, 2022
- 3 min
The Unique Red River People
In the 1885 book “The Indian sign language”, a very detailed description of the Red River Half-breeds is given by the author, with a...
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Dibaajimowin
- Jul 25, 2022
- 3 min
The Rules of the Hunt
One of the most important roles of the okitcita (or warriors) was to regulate the tribal buffalo hunt of the Anishinaabek. Their main job...
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Dibaajimowin
- Jul 13, 2022
- 3 min
Ojibwe Lacrosse (1804)
When assembled in the summer season at the Company's forts, or at any other general rendezvous, it is customary with them [the Ojibwe],...
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Dibaajimowin
- Jul 8, 2022
- 2 min
Pseudo-Science to steal land
In 1906, Congress passed an Act (amended in 1907), authorizing mixed-blood Indians on White Earth Reservation, Minnesota, to sell the...
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Dibaajimowin
- Jun 10, 2022
- 3 min
Allotments and Inherited Wealth
The Homestead Act was passed on May 20, 1862, and signed into law by Abraham Lincoln, providing up to 160 acres of land free of cost. An...
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Dibaajimowin
- Apr 13, 2022
- 6 min
Bear Woman: A Tragic Tale
There once was an Ojibwe girl who lived a very tragic life. She was one of three surviving members of a family of seven, the others...
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Dibaajimowin
- Mar 28, 2022
- 4 min
Enfranchisement of Women
Beginning with the Gradual Enfranchisement Act, and replicated in the Indian Act of 1876, Indian women who married non-treaty Indian men,...
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Dibaajimowin
- Mar 23, 2022
- 10 min
A Year in the Life
A narrative covering the entire cycle of the year was recorded by anthropologist Frances Densmore, in 1929, which provides a unique look...
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Dibaajimowin
- Mar 22, 2022
- 3 min
Strange Deaths after 7 Oaks
Sixty-five men accompanied Cuthbert Grant during the Battle at Frog Plain (aka Seven Oaks). Of this number, only one man was killed and...
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Dibaajimowin
- Mar 22, 2022
- 3 min
No Love for the White Man
While relations between European settlers and the Metis were generally amicable -- Metis often serving as employees of fur posts, as...
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