Greetings from the heart of the 1855 Treaty Territory in northern Minnesota where a new treaty rights museum and cultural centeris being born, Giwedinong.
Giiwedinong will be a destination location for all interested in the history of this land, settler and native agreements, treaties, and the waters.
We will feature both historic exhibits and emerging artists for our youth, elders and communities. In 2022, Akiing.org, an Anishinaabe-led restoration and community development organization purchased the former Carnegie Library, turned Enbridge office to create a Museum of Culture and Treaty Rights in downtown Park Rapids, Minnesota. Giiwedinong is the first museum of its kind to share the treaties, stories and education of the Deep North, spanning from Wisconsin, Minnesota, North and South Dakota, and beyond in Turtle Island. Giiwedinong is led by a team of Indigenous historians, artists and community members.
We will be the first Native independently controlled museum in the state, and we are planning to open by the end of summer in August!
We are inviting you to join us!
www.giiwedinong.org