10.11.10
Minnesota’s Native American Heritage
With its current population of over 5 million residents, it’s hard to imagine that Minnesota was once home to a vast array of Native American tribes.In order to truly appreciate all that Minnesota has to offer, sometimes it’s a good thing to look at the past.Following is a sample of some of the most notable Native American tribes that helped shape this state as it is known today.Arapaho were a Plains tribe living around the Red River Valley of northern Minnesota and North Dakota.Chippewa (also known as the Ojibwas) can be broken into 15 historic bands (divisions) located in Michigan, western Minnesota, and
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