The Dakota and Ojibwe were Minnesota’s first peoples, and their stories — shared at the sites below — are vital to understanding our history.
Minnesota History Center
St. Paul
Open year-round
Jeffers Petroglyphs
Comfrey
Open summer, fall
Mille Lacs Indian Museum & Trading Post
Near Onamia
Museum: Open summer, fall
Trading post: Open year-round
Traverse des Sioux
St. Peter
Open summer, fall
Snake River Fur Post
Pine City
Open summer, fall
Historic Fort Snelling
St. Paul
Open summer, fall