I first heard of Mona Smith when I met with Miquel Vargas, Community Outreach Coordinator at the U of MN Dept. of American Indian Studies, and he suggested I contact her about her multimedia work. Then historian Bruce White suggested I contact her, and lastly, U of MN Dakota Language Specialist Neil McKay recommended her [...]
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Thomas Dahlheimer spearheads the Rum River Name Change Movement, which seeks to “… change the faulty-translation and profane name of Minnesota’s Rum River back to its sacred Dakota Indian name (Wakan), which translated means (Great) Spirit.” He has posted comments to this blog and we met face-to-face for the first time recently at the Coldwater [...]
On Sunday we stopped at the Renville County Historical Museum in Morton, MN and met volunteers Chris Hettig and Steve Hettig (right photo, click to enlarge). They’re standing in front of a display about Joseph Renville, my great, great, great grandfather. Chris showed me a folder of miscellaneous research papers and newspaper clippings [...] In the June 11 issue of the Toronto Globe and Mail: Part scholar, part activist: With the Dakota nation’s rich history in mind, Waziyatawin takes on prestigious research chair position at University of Victoria. (Photo is cropped from a screenshot of her appearance on TPT a couple weeks ago, blogged here.) On July 1, [...] I stopped by the headquarters of the Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Community in Mendota yesterday, as I was in the area and had some extra time before my next meeting. I was greeted with a warm hug by Pidamaya Sharon Lennartson (right photo, click to enlarge) who’s listed on their [...] Last Friday night, Waziyatawin Angela Wilson was a guest on Almanac, Twin Cities Public Television’s weekly public affairs program, with co-hosts Eric Eskola and Cathy Wurzer. The segment was the third in their series of Sesquicentennial Month discussions with Minnesota historians. The video can be viewed from the Almanac home [...] 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. 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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