Understanding the 1863 Pembina Treaty at Old Crossing
These treaties are living documents… If you’re a citizen of the United States today, you are party to these treaties and …Treaties are the supreme law of the land…We all have some responsibilities to each other, whether we like them or not, to uphold our responsibilities to each other that are dictated under the terms of these treaties. Congress did not just pass them and forget about them. Tribes did not just sign them and forget about them. They are very much living documents that essentially codified a way of life for both the Anishinaabe, the Indian people, as well as giving the settlers, the colonists access to some land they wanted. – Bob Shimek, Elder at the White Earth Chippewa ReservationContinue Reading