This past weekend, thousands gathered for the annual Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Wacipi (or Pow Wow). Different than other pow wows I’ve attended,[…]
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The Legendary Long-Neck Women of Burma…who had long faces
You’ve likely heard of them. Tribal people whose women have extraordinarily long necks wrapped and stretched in gold-colored rings. This[…]
Read moreGone Fishin’ (the Tanzanian vs. the Minnesota way)
When I was 12, my brothers and I would go fishing using our grandfather’s pale green, 14-foot aluminum boat. We’d[…]
Read moreStomping Ground Culture, part 1
If you’d asked me before about the culture of northern Minnesota, or America even, I’d have suggested it better described[…]
Read moreChina: Bone-Breaking Pressure
In China around 1000 years ago, a unique trend began in the area of fashion, custom, and duty. Parents started[…]
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