Why Treaties Matter
Self-Government in the Dakota and Ojibwe Nations
About Why Treaties Matter
“Why Treaties Matter: Self-Government in the Dakota and Ojibwe Nations” is a nationally recognized, award-winning exhibit made in partnership with the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian.
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Trygve Throntveit
About the Exhibit
The exhibit explores relationships between Dakota and Ojibwe Indian Nations and the U.S. government in this place we now call Minnesota. Learn, through a video presentation and 20 banners featuring text and images, how treaties affected the lands and lifeways of the indigenous peoples of this place, and why these binding agreements between nations still matter today.
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Permanent Display
“Why Treaties Matter: Self-Government in the Dakota and Ojibwe Nations is on permanent display at the Minnesota State Capitol.
Minnesota State Capitol
3rd Floor, Rooms 316-317
75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard
St. Paul, MN 55155
Why Treaties Matter Host Communities
March 13-March 24, 2023
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“Why Treaties Matter” Virtual Exhibit
In this virtual exhibit, see how Dakota and Ojibwe treaties with the U.S. government affected the lands and lifeways of the Indigenous peoples of the place now called Minnesota and why these binding agreements between nations still matter today.
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