Homeschool Days: American Indians in Minnesota: Past, Present and Future

Minnesota History Center, St. Paul, Trace the history and heritage of American Indians in Minnesota with a special focus on their many cultural contributions to our state. Discover Minnesotas early Dakota and Ojibwe heritage and encounter real stories of the changing traditions still observed by contemporary Dakota and Ojibwe families. Students will experience interactive lessons about the Dakota and Ojibwe people and their role in the states first big business, the fur trade, and meet a History Player portraying John Beargrease, an Ojibwe mail carrier on Minnesotas North Shore.