By Griff Wigley, on December 26th, 2008
In today’s Strib: History Lesson
Inspired by the 150th anniversary of Minnesota statehood, "States" asserts the primacy of Indians in Minnesota, recalls broken treaties and the bitter hanging of 38 Indians at Mankato in 1862.
A valuable counterpoint to official sesquicentennial celebrations, the show is more educational than confrontational, with flashes of ironic humor and [...]
By Griff Wigley, on December 23rd, 2008
MPR: On horseback, Native American riders make 300 mile trip
A group of about 50 Native Americans will ride on horseback into the Mankato area later this week.
Their arrival will mark the end of a nearly 300 mile trip to mark the 146th anniversary of the largest mass execution in U.S. history.
The [...]
By Griff Wigley, on December 21st, 2008
Today’s Strib: A town square for the 21st century – A new series of blogs on our website taps into the collective wisdom of the community.
They call it YourVoices and Laura Waterman Wittstock is one of the bloggers. Her first blog post was Dec. 16 and is titled Obama and the Indians.
So now that [...]
By Griff Wigley, on December 10th, 2008
I first blogged about Coldwater Spring back in April and several times since then.
Now comes word that the National Park Service (NPS) will likely manage the site as part of the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area. The public planning process will begin soon with a Final Environmental Impact Statement [...]