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The Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1935 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt for the primary purpose of protecting migratory birds, while also creating a refuge for local wildlife. The Refuge encompasses land along the Des Lacs River from the Canadian border to a point 8 miles south of Kenmare, North Dakota.This area, according to ethnographic accounts, was used for trade routes and hunting by the Assiniboine, Sioux, Mandan, Hidatsa, Plains Ojibwa, and Atsina peoples. Historical records indicate that the last native inhabitants of the Des Lacs River valley were the souther…
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