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October 4, 2016October 12, 2016

Kettle River Nibi Walk, part 3: Confluence

It is late afternoon, and the copper vessel of water is now entering St. Croix State Park for the last leg of the journey to the mouth of the Kettle River. Our route so far today has taken us along about 20 miles of roadsides ranging from quiet gravel lanes to busy state highways. Kim […]

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September 21, 2016September 22, 2016

Kettle River Nibi Walk, part 2

Part 1 of this series can be found here. “Ngah izitchigay nibi ohnjay!” I do it for the water. These are the words that are spoken as the beaded copper vessel is passed from one person to the next. The transfer is swift, done while both women are walking so the vessel does not stop […]

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September 20, 2016October 12, 2016

Kettle River Nibi Walk

We are standing in a small circle at the T intersection of State Highways 18 and 23, north of the town of Sandstone, Minnesota. As pickup trucks rush by on this Sunday morning, I think to myself “what an odd place to hold a ceremony.” But it is part of the Nibi Walk ritual: The […]

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