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Anton Treuer shares the story of the Battle River Fight and how Red Lake (Minnesota) got its name. English narration with Ojibwe language place names.
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Oct 25, 2022 · The name of this community comes from an Indigenous legend about two hunters and a moose. It is also the home of the Picasso of the North, Norval Morrisseau!...
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The Red Lake Band aligned with the Pembina Band of Chippewa Indians in 1863, and successfully negotiated the "Treaty of Old Crossing" with the federal government. In that treaty, they agreed to ceed lands in the Red River and Pembina areas.
Oct 19, 2015 · The Red Lake Nation is unique among reservations in Minnesota — and a new book by Ojibwe historian and author Anton Treuer tells the story. Treuer obtained access to archives and collected oral...
The name of the town comes from a local legend telling of two men from the Chippewa tribe who stumbled across a large moose. The men proceeded to kill the moose, the blood of which drained into a nearby lake. The blood turned the lake's waters red in colour, ultimately giving the area its name. [5]
- 602.93 km 2 (232.79 sq mi)
- 4,094 (−0.3% from 2016)
- 38.4 (M: 38, F: 38.8)
- 6.8/km 2 (18/sq mi)
A Name Rooted in Legend: The story of Red Lake, Ontario, begins with an intriguing legend that has woven its way into the town’s identity. According to Ojibway folklore, ancient warriors of the Chippewa nation stumbled upon a formidable moose beside a tranquil lake.
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Feb 11, 2016 · Treuer writes about the tribe’s leadership across the centuries, its battles with the Dakota people and its relationship with the U.S. government, with which it negotiated its resource-rich reservation lands, capturing a lake that enables its people even today to maintain many aspects of a traditional lifestyle.
