make us long for woods and waters today

and the cultures of American Indian people

and to encourage young children to reflect on what makes them happy

One learns a great deal about many aspects of fundamental Cree spirituality

Fort Snelling at Bdote: A Brief History Menominee make us long for woodsFor millennia, the place where the Minnesota River joins the Mississippi has been a crossroads, a place of strategic power. In the 1820s, the newly arriving U. S. troops built Fort Snelling on the bluff above the rivers. That limestone fortress has stood for almost two hundred years as both an actor and a symbol in Minnesota's history. But that symbolism is complicated. The fort is a powerful reminder that most Minnesotans today are descendants of