Wiijiwaaganag: More Than Brothers Upper Skagit This is a declaration of

This is a declaration of belonging

brings women together to speak to one another about the traumas and tragedies of womanhood

a remarkable narrative that ties modern Minnesotans to the trauma of the Dakota War

harmonious life

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Wiijiwaaganag: More Than Brothers Upper Skagit This is a declaration ofNiizh Eshkanag is a member of the first generation of Anishinaabe children required to attend a U. S. government boarding school schools infamously intended to "kill the Indian and save the man," or forcibly assimilate Native students into white culture. At the Yardley Indian Boarding School in northern Minnesota, far from his family, Niizh Eshkanag endures abuse from the school staff and is punished for speaking his native language. After his family