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James J.Hill and the Opening of the Northwest
James J. Hill (1838-1916), the Empire Builder, created a vast railroad network across the northwestern United States. In this splendid biography, Martin, the first researcher to …
With Pen and Pencil on the Frontier in 1851
In 1851 Frank Blackwell Mayer, a talented young artist from Baltimore, traveled to Minnesota Territory to attend the signing of the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux between the Dakota …
Dakota-English Dictionary
Along with An English-Dakota Dictionary, this remains the most comprehensive and accurate lexicon available.
Kitchi-Gami
Johann Kohl was an educated, urbane, and well-trained German geographer, ethnologist, and popular writer. During his visit with the Lake Superior Ojibwa in 1855, he made useful and …
Chippewa Families
During the summer and fall of 1938 Mary Inez Hilger, a sister of the Order of St. Benedict. Lived on the White Earth Indian Reservation in North-western Minnesota while she …
Land of the Burnt Thigh
A fascinating memoir of homesteading in South Dakota in the early twentieth century.
Strange Empire
With passion and verve, Howard narrates the tragic story of Louis Riel, the Metis people, and their struggle for a homeland on the plains of the U.S.-Canada border.
To be an Indian
In this remarkable collection of transcribed oral histories, members of Dakota, Lakota, Winnebago, and other communities tell of their personal experiences: reservation life, the …
Buffalo Bird Woman's Garden
Includes sustainable gardening methods from seed preparation to harvest, including the ceremonies, songs, and stories required for a bountiful harvest.
Chippewa Customs
An authoritative source for the tribal history, customs, legends, traditions, art, music, economy, and leisure activities of the Ojibwe people.