European Contact
Voyageurs arrived here in the late 1600’s, during a period when many physical and psychological battles were being waged between the Sioux and Ojibway tribes. With Euro-pean infl uence in the region came change for natives. They were now faced with learning to live with non-natives and new innovations.
In 1873, Treaty No. 3 was signed between the Government and the Ojibway. This treaty greatly affected the lifestyle that natives had known. Over the following century, the Ojibway people would adapt to a new way of life, while still maintain-ing strong ties to the traditions of their forefathers... traditions that are shared today at Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung.
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