Minnesota Historical Society Press
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While the Locust Slept: A Memoir
$18.95 Add to cartThrough transcendent prose, an Ojibwe man chronicles his survival of abuse and bigotry at a state orphanage in the 1930s and the brutal farm indenture that followed.
In stark, haunting prose, first-t- Series: Native Voices
- Author: Razor, Peter
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: September 01 2002
- ISBN10: 0873514394
- Language: English
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Land of 10,000 Plates: Stories and Recipes from Minnesota
$24.95 Add to cartWoven into a northland year are food rituals that sustain us and connect us to our region, our climate, and one another. Meat raffles. Fish frys. Pizza farms. Booya. As surely as winter changes to spr
- Author: Johnson, Patrice M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: October 01, 2020
- ISBN10: 1681341689
- Language: English
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On the Shortest Day
$17.95 Add to cartIn late December, snow blankets the landscape and the daylight hours are brief. Bundled up against the cold, a child and an adult explore the slough, a marshy area along the river where many animals l… [more below]
- Author: Fredrickson, Laura Sulentich
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 29 2020
- ISBN10: 1681341697
- Language: English
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A Child of the Indian Race: A Story of Return
$18.95 Add to cartAn adoptee reconnects with the Lakota family and culture she was born into–and nurtures a new tradition that helps others to do the same.
In the 1950s, when Sandy White Hawk was a toddler, she was- Author: White Hawk, Sandy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: December 06 2022
- ISBN10: 1681342413
- Language: English
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Following My Spirit Home: A Collection of Paintings and Stories
$29.95 Add to cartArtist Sam Zimmerman / Zhaawanoogiizhik explores nature, family, and Ojibwe culture through his glorious paintings, accompanied by personal stories and those handed down through generations.
When Sam- Author: Zimmerman, Sam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 168
- Publish Date: June 27 2023
- ISBN10: 1681342774
- Language: English
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Buffalo Bird Woman’s Garden: Agriculture of the Hidatsa Indians
$17.95 Read moreBuffalo Bird Woman, a Hidatsa Indian born about 1839, was an expert gardener. Following centuries-old methods, she and the women of her family raised huge crops of corn, squash, beans, and sunflowers … [more below]
- Series: Borealis Books
- Author: Wilson, Gilbert L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 129
- Publish Date: October 15 1987
- ISBN10: 0873512197
- Language: English
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The Great Get-Together
$17.95 Add to cartStep right up! Blue ribbons, daring rides, strutting animals, foods-on-a-stick–all this and more await at the annual reunion, the greatest of get-togethers, the state fair.
As summer winds down and- Author: Coleman, Karlyn
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 15 2023
- ISBN10: 1681342685
- Language: English
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The Forever Sky
$17.95 Add to cart“Nooko’s spirit is there in the stars,” says Niigaanii to his younger brother, Bineshiinh, as they sprawl in a meadow, gazing skyward. “Uncle said when Nooko': s spirit left this world it went ther… [more below]
- Author: Peacock, Thomas
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 01 2019
- ISBN10: 1681340984
- Language: English
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Original Local: Indigenous Foods, Stories, and Recipes from the Upper Midwest
$24.95 Add to cartLocal foods have garnered much attention in recent years, but the concept is hardly new: indigenous peoples have always made the most of nature’s gifts. Their menus were truly the “original local,” ce… [more below]
- Author: Erdrich, Heid E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: November 01 2013
- ISBN10: 0873518942
- Language: English
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Minescapes: Reclaiming Minnesota’s Mined Lands
$24.95 Add to cartStories from Minnesota’s Iron Range highlight the challenges of competing needs on lands that offer opportunities for both mining and recreation.
The Mesabi Iron Range in northeastern Minnesota conju- Author: Kero, Pete
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 238
- Publish Date: May 02 2023
- ISBN10: 1681342243
- Language: English
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The Cultural Toolbox: Traditional Ojibwe Living in the Modern World
$18.95 Add to cartThe traditional practices of one Ojibwe family, carried out through the seasons of the year and across the seasons of life, demonstrating the enduring power of culture and identity.
Today’s Ojibwe peo- Author: Treuer, Anton
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: November 19 2021
- ISBN10: 1681342146
- Language: English
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Mashkiki Road: The Seven Grandfather Teachings
$17.95 Add to cartThree young cousins explore the woods in search of medicines that heal and purify, also gathering advice from wise beings who offer life lessons cherished through generations.
“I’m running low on medi- Author: Barrett, Elizabeth S.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: July 05 2022
- ISBN10: 1681342383
- Language: English
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The Manitous: The Spiritual World of the Ojibway
$22.95 Add to cartManitous lived in human form among the Ojibway in the early days, after Kitchi-Manitou (the Great Mystery) created all things and Muzzu-Kummik-Quae (Mother Earth) revealed the natural order of the wor… [more below]
- Series: Native Voices
- Author: Johnston, Basil
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 271
- Publish Date: September 01 2001
- ISBN10: 0873514114
- Language: English
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Edible and Medicinal Wild Plants of the Midwest
$29.95 Add to cartThe potential benefits of wild plants for human health and well-being are wide-ranging. But, knowing which plants to use, and how, for edible and medicinal purposes requires a deep understanding of th… [more below]
- Author: Alfs, Matthew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: October 06 2020
- ISBN10: 1681341751
- Language: English
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Hungry Johnny
$17.95 Add to cartI like to eat, eat, eat, choruses young Johnny as he watches Grandma at work in the kitchen. Wild rice, fried potatoes, fruit salad, frosted sweet rolls–what a feast! Johnny can hardly contain his ex… [more below]
- Author: Minnema, Cheryl Kay
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: May 1, 2014
- ISBN10: 0873519264
- Language: English
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Nana and Abuela
$17.95 Add to cartAs Luna and her grandmothers embark on a fun evening of food and stories and laughter, a language kerfuffle threatens to spoil their time together.
Luna lives with her two grown-ups in a small home- Author: Rojas, Monica
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: March 7, 2023
- ISBN10: 1681342545
- Language: English
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The Big Leaf Leap
$17.95 Add to cartThe leaves are down. The rakes are out. But one girl can’t do it alone. Neighborhood kids join forces to build a big, huge, enormously enormous mountain of leaves. Ready, set . . . leap!
The girl want- Author: Griffin, Molly Beth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 6, 2022
- ISBN10: 1681342030
- Language: English
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True North Cabin Cookbook: Recipes and Stories from a North Woods Table
$29.95 Add to cartCelebrate life in the northland with seasonal foods and
Cabins provide an ideal getawa
cherished stories, as recipes and personal recollections transport readers to a
lakeside cabin in the north woods.- Author: Hansen, Stephanie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 06 2022
- ISBN10: 1681342359
- Language: English
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Can’t Nobody Make a Sweet Potato Pie Like Our Mama!
$17.95 Add to cartFrom the creator of Sweet Potato Comfort Pie, this heartfelt family story shows how a grandmother’s particular way of caring wraps her loved ones and her community in a cinnamon-scented hug.
Marie and- Author: McGee, Rose
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 15, 2023
- ISBN10: 1681341999
- Language: English
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Josie Dances
$17.95 Add to cartJosie dreams of dancing at next summer’s powwow. But first she needs many special things: a dress, a shawl, a cape, leggings, moccasins, and, perhaps most important of all, her spirit name. To gather … [more below]
- Author: Lajimodiere, Denise
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: May 4, 2021
- ISBN10: 1681342073
- Language: English
