This collection contains oral histories pertaining to the lives and stories of indigenous people in Minnesota.
The digitization of these oral histories was made possible in part by the people of Minnesota through a grant funded by an appropriation to the Minnesota Historical Society from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Any views, findings, opinions, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the State of Minnesota, the Minnesota Historical Society, or the Minnesota Historic Resources Advisory Committee.
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Robert Gawboy Interview, 1975
Robert Gawboy
Robert Gawboy is a 75 year old Native American medicine man and philosopher from the Lake Vermillion Indian Reservation, Tower, Minnesota, of the Lake Kabetogama Band of Bois Forte Band of Lake Superior Chippewas.
In this interview, Robert Gawboy tells what it is to be a Native American medicine man, and how one becomes a medicine man. He discusses remedies used and some of the spells cast. He also discusses Native American legend and tradition.