Linda LeGarde Grover
Linda LeGarde Grover is a professor of American Indian Studies at the University of Minnesota Duluth, and a member of the Bois Forte Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe. Grover writes once a month for the Budgeteer.Contact
Linda Grover: Teaching Ojibwe language beneficial to Duluth students 
Ojibwe language, like all Native languages, has as its foundation the truths, values and spiritual ways of our people.
Budgeteer News, 07/08/2010
Linda LeGarde Grover: Cloquet film part of a bigger picture
The portrayal of Indians in film from the 1890s through today, as viewed through the lens of the filmmakers, is not always easy to watch.
Budgeteer News, 06/10/2010
Linda Grover: Traditions, stories are more important than clean dishes
Many different types and sizes of glass beads were traded all over the world. Here in North America, trade beads from long ago are collectors’ items.
Budgeteer News, 05/13/2010
Linda LeGarde Grover: The tale of Ada Blackjack, survivor of the Arctic
Ada was born during an era when Native children were routinely removed from their homes and sent to schools run by governments and missionaries.
Budgeteer News, 04/15/2010
Linda Grover: Two weeks is an eternity, yet not long enough
Military man returns home for two weeks. What happens next?
Budgeteer News, 03/18/2010
Linda Grover: Exhibit at UMD sparks thoughts of the belt with blue beads
The story of Sacagawea’s life after the expedition has only two certainties.
Budgeteer News, 02/18/2010
Linda Grover: Cheeseburgers for breakfast
Like many Duluthians, I can remember waking up to Eddie Williams’ singing on school mornings in the 1950s and 1960s.
Duluth Budgeteer News, 01/22/2010
Linda Grover: Making memories with hot chocolate and snow
What a little cocoa can do for a family relationship.
Budgeteer News, 12/23/2009
Linda Grover: The mystery of Indian corn
I have wondered about Indian corn since I was in the first grade, when Miss Johnson brought in a handful of little toy pumpkins and placed them on a table in front of the classroom next to three ears of shiny red and brown corn.
Budgeteer News, 11/25/2009
Linda Grover: As we wait for our warriors to return
As we near Veterans’ Day, we remember with thanks the men and women who have served in our country’s military as well as those who are currently in the armed forces.
Budgeteer News, 11/03/2009
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