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Chief’s Trek to Washington Honored

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The legendary Ojibwe figure who — at 92 years old — canoed and steamed his way to Washington D.C. to visit the President, will be honored in ceremonies on Madeline Island September 28th.Mike Simonson reports from Superior…

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