Spirit of the Ojibwe: Images of Lac Courte Oreilles Elders rice The Dakota People paid and

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Spirit of the Ojibwe: Images of Lac Courte Oreilles Elders rice The Dakota People paid andThese extraordinary portraits of Ojibwe elders convey the warmth, the kindness, the humor, and the ongoing endurance of our people. What a thoughtful celebration! Louise Erdrich Spirit of the Ojibwe is an intimate gathering of oral biographies and stunning color portraits of thirty two Lac Courte Oreilles Indian elders painted by artist Sara Balbin. Their tribal history, told in story and image, is a compelling tale of how one people courageously