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Raptor Octavius getting prepared for the next show. If you’re a local follower make sure to come by Niblett’s Apple Shed on the 22nd and watch the magic happen.
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Stewardship at Grand Portage National Monument
The Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa and the National Park Service work together at Grand Portage National Monument to support, interpret, and protect the lifeways of the Ojibwe people, including the preservation of historic landscape features of the Grand Portage trail.
The Grand Portage was a vital part of both American Indian and fur trade transportation routes because of the area’s geology, topography, natural resources, and strategic location between the upper Great Lakes and the interior of western Canada. Grand Portage National Monument is in the homeland of the Grand Portage Ojibwe. The Band has long been involved in stewardship of the Monument, where tribe members play a critical role in management, landscape maintenance, and historic preservation.
- Discover more about this agreement, ethnobotanical restoration, the role of the Civilian Conservation Corps – Indian Division during the 1930s, and the youth contributions of the Grand Portage Conservation Crew: Stewardship at Grand Portage National Monument
- Learn more about Grand Portage National Monument
Historic bridge at Grand Portage National Monument before work, date unknown (NPS).
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Survey of Ga gi ga bi tung (Jack Doud) and his wife, of the Lac du Flambeau Tribe, 5/10/1922.
(G.A.R. = Grand Army of the Republic = Organization for veterans of Union forces during the U.S. Civil War.)
Series: Surveys of Indian Industry, 1920 - 1922
Record Group 75: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 1793 - 1999
Image description: Portion of photo showing two women and a man standing outside a tall house made of wood. They are wearing Western style clothing, but one woman and the man are also wearing (possibly traditional?) headdresses or hats.
Transcription:
Lac du Flambeau Agency, Wisconsin.
Ga gi ga bi tung (Jack Doud) G.A.R. Veteran/
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Allotment No. 682
Age 78
Degree Full
Status Comp.
Family Wife
Flambeau Lake…. 2 room house..5 windows, 2 doors.
Log barn 20'x14’, small shed, summer tepee.
Bob sleigh, light bob, canoe.
5 acres cleared. Large garden, 2 apple trees.
1844 Husband Is active for his age. Cuts wood.
1887 Wife Is always busy and dirty. Makes snowshoes, reed mats, braided rag rugs, plants garden and cultivates it. Waits on her husband - is devoted to him.
Squalid home but very happy. Receive a Civil War pension. Wife had a fatty tumor removed and made a good recovery.
Reimbursable Funds…..
Date of Survey….. May 10, 1922.
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Native American dancers. Jingle Dress is a Native American Powwow dance performed by women. The regalia is elaborately ornamented; the metal cones create percussive sound as the dancer moves.
From wikipedia:
The traditional jingle dress dance is characterized by the jingle dress and light footwork danced close to ground. The dancer dances in a pattern, her feet never cross, nor does she dance backward or turn a complete circle. Compared to the original dance, the contemporary dance can be fancier, with intricate footwork and the dress design is often cut to accommodate these footwork maneuvers. Contemporary dancers do often cross their feet, turn full circles and dance backwards. Such moves exemplify the differences between contemporary and traditional jingle dress dancing.
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