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Anton Treuer and David Treuer spent their childhood together on the Leech Lake Reservation in northern Minnesota, in a house that had no electricity or running water.

The brothers went on to graduate from Princeton University and become writers and college professors known for exploring and reclaiming Ojibwe culture.

Listen to a conversation from earlier this year with the Treuer brothers talking about their latest books and how their close relationship continues to evolve.

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MPR News host Angela Davis revisits a conversation with brothers Anton Treuer and David Treuer about their latest books, reclaiming Ojibwe culture and growing up together on the Leech Lake Reservation in northern Minnesota.

Power Pair: Brothers David Treuer and Anton Treuer on writing and Ojibwe culture

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Power Pair: Brothers David Treuer and Anton Treuer on writing and Ojibwe culture

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