

2026 Native American Heritage Day at UMD
Co-hosted by St. Louis County Historical Society with the UMD American Indian Learning Resource Center & Indigenous Student Organization Saturday, November 14, 2026, 11AM-3PM Free and Open to All Kirby Ballroom University Minnesota Duluth (UMD) Kirby Student Center, Floor 3 1120 Kirby Dr Duluth, MN 55812 Artists, Vendors & Crafts Free Food from the Food Stand Indigenous Student Organization Round Dance 4PM-9PM The St. Louis County Historical Society, under the guidance of th


SLCHS Repatriation of Pipe Stems and Bowls to Grand Portage Band of Chippewa
Pictured: Joseph Louis Maymaushkowaush The St. Louis County Historical Society (SLCHS), with guidance from its American Indian Advisory Committee, is repatriating pipes and stems from its museum collections to their original owner, the Grand Portage Band of Chippewa. According to SLCHS museum records, the four pipe bowls and two stems were acquired in 1939. They are known to have belonged to the last hereditary Chief of Grand Portage, Chief Joseph Maymushkowaush. Therefore,


































