Christmas may be just around the corner, but a seminar Thursday, Nov. 14, shed light on a different cultural phenomenon with the word “jingle.” Jingle dresses — traditional ritualistic dancing ...

CASS LAKE, Minn. – The regalia worn by Day-Bway-Wii-Da-Moog was passed down from his father, vibrant blue and yellow even after 40 years, affixed with plumes of feathers and intricately beaded ...

Editor's note: Every winter, the Star Tribune commissions an original piece of writing from a notable local author. This year's essay is by Brenda J. Child, Northrop professor of American Studies and ...

MOORHEAD — The Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County will host a presentation about the history and cultural significance of the Ojibwe jingle dress by Indigenous Legacy at 1 p.m. Saturday, ...

A Diné (Navajo) Nation photographer Eugene Tapahe of Tapahe Photography, with his family and... A Diné (Navajo) Nation photographer Eugene Tapahe of Tapahe Photography, with his family and friends, is ...

HINCKLEY, Minn. — At summertime social powwows and spiritual ceremonies throughout the Upper Midwest, Native Americans are gathering around singers seated at big, resonant drums to dance, celebrate ...

Some students imitated the striking motion, some were shocked by the sound, but all appeared entranced by the powerful drumming heard in the Grant Language and Arts Magnet School gym Wednesday. In ...

"History of the Ojibway People" Three new books from the Minnesota Historical Society Press add to the rich current selections on Ojibwe history and culture. All three are new but in different ways: ...

“I grew up singing my entire life, and I was always taught that dewe’igan is the heartbeat of our people,” said Jakob Wilson, 19, using the Ojibwe term for drum that’s rooted in the words for heart ...

The Ojibwe word for moccasin is ... moccasin. Moccasins are the soft leather footwear made and worn by the nearly 500 different tribes of North America. The style and decoration of each tribe's ...