Indian Village

Grand Portage National Monument, on Lake Superior in far northern Minnesota.

Like the Voyageurs, the natives lived in a village outside the stockade. The reconstruction features several quite different lodges, a native garden, and examples of native crafts.

One striking thing about the display is that the interpreters are not Native American, despite the monument's location in the midst of a large Indian reservation. I'm told that native interpreters are hired with some regularity, but visitors are prone to insulting them, so they rarely stay more than a few weeks. Sad.