So, how did white people end up living in Cass Lake? And how come Ojibwe-owned land on the Leech Lake Reservation looks like a checkerboard? Today we'll look at the history of Cass Lake--damming, land grabs, and dirty deals--and explore how it came to be what it is today.

This podcast series was written, edited, fact-checked, and produced by Anya Steinberg. Music by Val Dorr, St. Anthony Mann, and Dan Archibald.