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As I blogged in mid-July, the City of Minneapolis is celebrating its sesquicentennial with a Celebrating our Minneapolis History program series at the Minneapolis Central Library featuring local historians, authors and educators.
The first in the series was last Wednesday evening, and it had a Native American focus. Librarian JoEllen Haugo (center photo, click [...] George Goggleye Jr., Tribal Chair of the Leech Lake Band Of Ojibwe, spoke briefly Sunday night on the steps of the State Capitol. He then introduced Leech Lake Nation, a drumming and singing group who performed ‘Honor Song.’ Click play to listen. 5 minutes. The music begins at the one-minute [...] Here’s the audio of Kevin Leecy’s Sesquicentennial speech Sunday night on the steps of the State Capitol. Kevin is Tribal Chair of the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa and Chair of the Board of the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council (MIAC). Click play to listen. 4 minutes, [...] Here’s the audio of Governor Tim Pawlenty‘s Sesquicentennial speech last night on the steps of the State Capitol. Click play to listen. 7 minutes. Or alternately, download the MP3. I took photos of some of yesterday’s Sesqui activities at the State Capitol. I’ll blog those soon. I also recorded the audio of portions of the speeches that were given from the platform. Here’s an excerpt of Sesqui Executive Director Jane Leonard‘s speech, where she addresses the dark side of Minnesota’s Statehood: the sad and [...] On March 2, I attended a presentation at Fort Snelling State Park by historian Bruce White about his new book "We Are at Home: Pictures of the Ojibwe People," published by the Minnesota Historical Society Press. This is the audio of the first 11 minutes of Bruce’s presentation in which he discusses the [...] |
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