Centuries ago, the Anishinaabe People left the shores of Nova Scotia on an exodus to discover a new home described in prophecy. A decade ago, my wife and I hopped on a jet plane and replicated this spiritual journey in a rental car with cheese and crackers in our Wal-Mart cooler. Okay, so our experience lacked any of the “epic” qualities of the original, but in trying to understand what it means to be “Minnesotan,” I needed to understand the journey that helped shape one of t