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Listen: Which Indigenous tribes first called Minnesota home?

Professor Anton Treuer
Professor Anton Treuer

— Richard Tsong-Taatarii, Minneapolis Star Tribune

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By Eric Roper , Star Tribune
January 27, 2022 - 1:37 PM

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Indigenous people have been living in the area that became Minnesota since ancient times. Anton Treuer, professor of Objiwe at Bemidji State University, joins the Curious Minnesota podcast to discuss the Native Americans who inhabited the state prior to European settlement — and their tribal affiliations.

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Which Indigenous tribes first called Minnesota home?

Eric Roper oversees Curious Minnesota, the Star Tribune's community reporting project fueled by great reader questions. He also hosts the Curious Minnesota podcast. 

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