Minnesota Historical Society Press
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Gaa-Izhi-Miinigoowizid A’Aw Anishinaabe: What We Were Given as Anishinaabe
$19.95 Add to cartA respected Ojibwe elder records the many traditions and ceremonies, from birth customs and dream catchers to fasting and first-kill feasts, practiced by Ojibwe children and their parents.
The Ojibw- Author: Staples, Lee Obizaan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: September 05 2023
- ISBN10: 1681342677
- Language: English
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They Would Not Be Moved: The Enduring Struggle of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe to Keep Their Reservation
$29.95 Read moreAn 1855 treaty set aside thousands of acres to be the permanent home of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, but in order for members to hold this land it required resolute actions and unwavering commitment
- Author: White, Bruce
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 01 2024
- ISBN10: 1681342960
- Language: English
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It Took Courage: Eliza Winston’s Quest for Freedom
$22.95 Read moreIn 1860, Eliza Winston escaped enslavement while traveling in Minnesota, where she secured her freedom through legal appeal. Her story adds powerful testimony to African American experiences and perse… [more below]
- Author: Lehman, Christopher P.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: April 16 2024
- ISBN10: 1681342820
- Language: English
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Powwow Summer: A Family Celebrates the Circle of Life
$12.95 Add to cartLife is a circle, just like the seasons, from youth through old age. The circle of the year brings seasonal rituals: a winter of preparation followed by a summer of powwows.
Sharyl and Windy Downwind a… [more below]
- Author: Rendon, Marcie R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: September 01 2013
- ISBN10: 0873519108
- Language: English
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Bring Warm Clothes: Letters and Photos from Minnesota’s Past
$29.95 Add to cartA classic book of photos, memories, and writings from centuries of Minnesota life–updated and in a new format.
The earliest European visitors to Minnesota marvel at the area’s flora and fauna. A so- Author: Meier, Peg
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 372
- Publish Date: October 03 2023
- ISBN10: 168134274X
- Language: English
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The Creator’s Game: A Story of Baaga’adowe/Lacrosse
$8.95 Add to cartEleven-year-old Travis Skinaway learns about his American Indian culture and history as he practices the Creator’s game, lacrosse.
- Author: Coulson, Art
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: November 01 2013
- ISBN10: 0873519094
- Language: English
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The Mukluk Ball
$16.95 Add to cartKarhu the bear lives in the piney north woods near the bustling burg of Finn Town. When he sees a billboard advertising “Mukluk Ball: Come One, Come All,” he wants to go Unfortunately, a few obstacle… [more below]
- Author: Johnson, Katharine
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: November 01 2018
- ISBN10: 1681341166
- Language: English
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Rhoda’s Rock Hunt
$17.95 Add to cartRhoda is on a long, long hike with her aunt and uncle, each of them carrying backpacks of gear as they walk through the north woods. While Auntie June and Uncle Jonah watch for wildlife and set up the… [more below]
- Author: Griffin, Molly Beth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: October 01 2014
- ISBN10: 0873519507
- Language: English
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The Moons
$17.95 Add to cart- Author: Poling, Chan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 15 2024
- ISBN10: 1681342952
- Language: English
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Oskar’s Voyage
$17.95 Read moreA tiny chipmunk named Oskar accidentally stows away on an enormous Great Lakes freighter. Can he survive an epic trip–and find his way back home?
Near a bustling harbor, a plucky chipmunk’s love of- Author: Salas, Laura Purdie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: March 05 2024
- ISBN10: 1681342847
- Language: English
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Minnesota’s Hidden Alphabet
$16.95 Add to cartLook at the natural world around you. Closer now. Can you find the letter “A” in a jumble of tree roots, the letter “I” in a cattail, the letter “O” in a bird’s nest? Joe Rossi traveled the state in s… [more below]
- Author: Rossi, Joe
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: November 01 2010
- ISBN10: 087351808X
- Language: English
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My Mighty Journey: A Waterfall’s Story
$18.95 Add to cartI am
a powerful
waterfall.
I listen.
I pay attention.
I have a long memory.
You might find it hard to believe,
but I have moved through time.
My Mighty Journey is the story of the only major water… [more below]- Author: Coy, John
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: October 01 2019
- ISBN10: 1681340089
- Language: English
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Storm’s Coming!
$16.95 Add to cartDid you know that flowers, insects, and birds can help predict the weather? Near her lighthouse home, Sophie reads the signs and sounds a warning: “Storm’s coming!”
- Author: Preus, Margi
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 15 2016
- ISBN10: 1681340186
- Language: English
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Booth Girls: Pregnancy, Adoption, and the Secrets We Kept
$18.95 Add to cartA thoughtful and emotional multigenerational story of contested motherhood and the stigma of adoption–equal parts biography, oral history, history, and memoir.
Kim Heikkila’s mother had a secret: in- Author: Heikkila, Kim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: March 02 2021
- ISBN10: 1681341905
- Language: English
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The Last Full Measure: The Life and Death of the First Minnesota Volunteers
$24.95 Add to cartThe definitive history of the First Minnesota Volunteers in the Civil War.
- Series: Minnesota
- Author: Moe, Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 367
- Publish Date: April 01 2001
- ISBN10: 0873514068
- Language: English
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Honor the Grandmothers: Dakota and Lakota Women Tell Their Stories
$17.95 Add to cart“The four oral histories presented in this attractive volume pay homage to elder women who quietly serve as community and political activists within the Lakota-Dakota Nation. . . Recommended.”–Librar… [more below]
- Author: Penman, Sarah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 153
- Publish Date: October 15 2000
- ISBN10: 0873513851
- Language: English
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Fort Snelling at Bdote Updated Edition: A Brief History
$14.95 Add to cartFor millennia, the place where the Minnesota River joins the Mississippi has been a crossroads, a place of strategic power. In the 1820s, the newly arriving U.S. troops built Fort Snelling on the bluf… [more below]
- Author: DeCarlo, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: April 28 2020
- ISBN10: 1681341719
- Language: English
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Shipwrecks Along Lake Superior’s North Shore: A Diver’s Guide
$24.95 Add to cartAn in-depth tour of the many sunken ships submerged in the waters of our great inland sea, Lake Superior.
- Author: Daniel, Stephen B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: May 01 2008
- ISBN10: 0873516184
- Language: English
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Little Crow: Spokesman for the Sioux
$18.95 Add to cartGovernment officials and missionaries wanted all Sioux men to become self-sufficient farmers, wear pants, and cut their hair. The Indians, confronted by a land-hungry white population and a loss of hu… [more below]
- Author: Anderson, Gary Clayton
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: June 01 1986
- ISBN10: 0873511964
- Language: English
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Homemade with Honey
$17.95 Read moreAcross the country, communities are looking for ways to help increase and support local bee populations. Never has honey, aptly described as “liquid gold,” seemed more precious. Stirred into tea or sp… [more below]
- Series: Northern Plate
- Author: Doeden, Sue
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: May 01 2015
- ISBN10: 0873519574
- Language: English
