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Anton Treuer

Contributing Columnist | Opinion

Anton Treuer is a contributing columnist for the Minnesota Star Tribune focusing on Native American histories, cultures, and issues. He is a professor of Ojibwe at Bemidji State University and the author of many books.


Anton Treuer is a professor of Ojibwe at Bemidji State University and the author of many books. He is a sought-after speaker who has presented all over the U.S., Canada and in other countries on tribal sovereignty, history, language and culture as well as on cultural competency, racial equity and the achievement gap. His books include "Everything You Wanted to Know about Indians But Were Afraid to Ask" and the recently released novel "Where Wolves Don't Die."
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President Joe Biden speaks at the Gila River Indian Community near Phoenix, on Oct. 25. Biden offered a formal apology on behalf of the U.S. governmen

Treuer: On the Biden apology for Native American boarding schools

There are many doubts, all understandable, but the president's words made our country take its first toddling steps toward reconciliation.
An Ojibwe immersion class for preschoolers, photographed in Minneapolis in 2019.

Treuer: The troubling movement to suppress diverse literatures and languages

Minnesota should continue to reject the path of other states where book bans and declarations of English as the official language have taken hold.