Iron is mined both north and south of Lake Superior, but best known are the colossal deposits of Minnesota’s Mesabi Range, for more than a century one of the world’s richest and a vital element in America’s rise to industrial power. In spite of depletion, the Minnesota and Michigan ...
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Sometimes, people enter the name of the person in that line, in general, who lived to be the oldest – but that’s not what this field is requesting – the most distant – meaning further back in that direct line. For mitochondrial DNA, this is the most distant FEMALE in your mother’...
The name Tahoe (the lake in California/Nevada) is Washo for "big water." The state name Utah is from the Ute tribe, meaning "people of the mountains." Related Links Native American Tribes Navajo Code Talkers Sacagawea Golden Dollar
One day when Nanabozho returned to his lodge after a long journey, he missed his young cousin who lived with him. He called the cousin's name but heard no answer. Looking around on the sand for tracks, Nanabozho was startled by the trail of the Great Serpent. He then knew that his ...
The name Sioux is an abbreviation of Nadouessioux (“Adders”; i.e., enemies), a name originally applied to them by the Ojibwa. The Santee, also known as the Eastern Sioux, were Dakota speakers and comprised the Mdewkanton, Wahpeton, Wahpekute, and Sisseton. The Yankton, who spoke ...
Pipestone National Monument: In far southwest Minnesota, the town of Pipestone derives its name from an area on its outskirts that has been a sacred site to Native Americans for centuries. Pipestone National Monument was established 70 some years ago to protect the site and provide Native American...
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A U.S. District judge has ordered Canadian pipeline giant Enbridge to close within three years parts of the Line 5 oil pipeline crossing tribal land in Wisconsin and to pay around $5 million for trespassing. The Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, a Native American tribe, last month ...
I personally worked 16 hour double shifts on an Indian reservation called Grand Portage in Minnesota called the Chippewa band of Lake Superior. I was their official government grant lead accountant for a few years, and also worked in their Casinos while living in Canada. Crossing the border dail...