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Shaynowishkung, about 1895

Shaynowishkung (He Who Rattles, also called Chief Bemidji), about 1895.

Shaynowishkung with his Diamond Willow cane

Shawynowishkung (He Who Rattles, also called Chief Bemidji) with his Diamond Willow cane, about 1900.

Shaynowishkung about 1900

Shaynowishkung (He Who Rattles, also called Chief Bemidji), about 1900.

Shaynowishkung (Chief Bemidji) statue

Statue of Shaynowishkung (He Who Rattles, also called Chief Bemidji). Photograph by Peter DeCarlo, 2019. Used with the permission of Peter DeCarlo.

Shaynowishkung (Chief Bemidji) Memorial, Bemidji

On June 6, 2015, a bronze statue of Shaynowishkung (He Who Rattles, commonly known as Chief Bemidji) was erected in Library Park on the shore of Lake Bemidji. Meant to honor the Ojibwe man’s life and bring people together, the statue was the result of a six-year community-driven process.

Indigenous float at Twin Cities Pride

Organizers of an Indigenous parade float at Twin Cities Pride in Minneapolis. Photograph by Randy Stern, June 26, 2011.

Gwen Westerman – What Fort Snelling Means to Me

Gwen Westerman (Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota) describes her personal connections to Fort Snelling in different eras.

Amber Annis – What Fort Snelling Means to Me

Amber Annis (Cheyenne River Lakota) discusses the personal and historical significance of Fort Snelling and its role in the US–Dakota War of 1862.

Edna Larrabee and Beulah Brunelle

Edna Larrabee and Beulah Brunelle in 1948. Composite of photographs published in the Minneapolis Star, November 22, 1948.

Escape from Shakopee State Reformatory for Women, 1949

Beulah Brunelle (Turtle Mountain Ojibwe) and Edna Larrabee escaped from Shakopee State Reformatory for Women five times between 1946 and 1949. Though most of the breakouts ended in their recapture within a few days, their fourth escape, in 1949, led to eight months of freedom and allowed the two women to live together as a couple while traveling around the United States.

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