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Comment on Photo album: The Lower Sioux Agency historic site by Griff Wigley

Griff Wigley — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 06:08:31 +0000

Hi A.E., thanks for the note. Yes, it would be nice to see a better web page that shows off the Center. All I can find is at:
http://www.mnhs.org/places/sites/lsa/lsaexhibit.html

Comment on Photo album: The Lower Sioux Agency historic site by A. E. Ness

A. E. Ness — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 02:13:51 +0000

This is very true–as some of the higher-ups in Renville County say, the MNHS has abandoned that part of the state. I don’t know how this would make sense to the state historical society, as so many important events occurred there, and many important Minnesotans lived in that area as well. Thank you for the photos of the Center–I wish they had their own website, but I’m having no luck finding it.

PS. I didn’t realize that yet another Rice County citizen has ties out near Renville County! Your genealogy connections are lovely–thanks for sharing.

Comment on CANCELED: The re-internment of Ohiyesa (Dr. Charles Alexander Eastman); procession comes to MN in July by Griff Wigley

Griff Wigley — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 18:14:02 +0000

I’ve been informed by the owner of the Awicaunhdipi Kte: We Will Bring Them Home blog (no longer viewable) that this event has been canceled. See the update at the top of the blog post above for more info.

Comment on The exiled Dakota communities by The re-internment of Ohiyesa (Dr. Charles Alexander Eastman); procession comes to MN in July « Native American Minnesota

Sun, 06 Jun 2010 16:41:18 +0000

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Comment on Dakota Concentration Camp display at Fort Snelling St. Park by AB

AB — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 22:42:05 +0000

Can it really be called a concentration camp? or was it an internment camp? Internment camp is the imprisonment or confinement of people, commonly in large groups, without trial. The term “concentration camp” carries many of the connotations of “extermination camp.” Just wondering what other thoughts on this matter were. I found it interesting that they changed it in 1997.

Comment on Dakota Concentration Camp display at Fort Snelling St. Park by Dr Tom Weaver nupa chan duta ska

Dr Tom Weaver nupa chan duta ska — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 13:55:32 +0000

Mitakuyapi, My relatives, Nupa chan duta ska, “two spirited sycamore tree” here. Thanks for the site. I am learning about websites and blogs and education and networking there on. I met some German friends at a sun dance 3 1/2 years ago in SD, and they are flying to Minnesota in mid May. I went down to the Ft Snelling State Park 10th annual pipe ceremony, led this time by Jimmy Anderson, Mendota Dakota Historian, and joined in the singing for the 10th year . I made committment to Bob Brown, the Mendota Dakota Community Chair and visionary that I would come and sing and support his people to connect to the spirits of the ancestors as long as I was around and able.
Wopida Tonka for your web site. What kind of program do you use? Please email me off line as I want to develop something more than the blog I just started at the URL above over the weekend.
Blessings, Wichozani, Mitakuye Oyasin. Tom W

Comment on A visit to the Fort Ridgely Historic Site by James

James — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 23:04:23 +0000

It seems often that museums like this don’t tell the “true” story of what happened. They want to paint the historical site’s importance in a positive light instead of teaching our children that we have made grave mistakes in the past and should not dare repeat them. The area I live in has this same problem in Florida. Thank you for this honest post.

James
Indian River Valley

Comment on Dakota Concentration Camp display at Fort Snelling St. Park by Kathryn Keithley

Kathryn Keithley — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 07:05:07 +0000

I am a decendent of Gabriel Renville-the son of Victor Renville and Abigail-Winona Crawford. After Victor was killed Winona married Joseph “Akipa” Renville. Charles and Thomas are their sons but go by Crawford as surname in a lot of the history. I would love a great big family reunion. We all actually came from France. Joseph Rainville decendents.Some other relatives are known as Drainville or De Rainville.I am sure there is a lot more information and pictures out there that I would love to hear about and see.

Comment on National Park Service recommended to manage Coldwater Spring site by Native American Minnesota - A journey of learning and understanding » Coldwater Spring open house at VA Hospital on Feb. 23

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:10:12 +0000

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Comment on Photo album: Capitol reception to close out the Sesquicentennial by Locally Grown » Bly and Dahle placed in Sesquicentennial Time Capsule

Locally Grown » Bly and Dahle placed in Sesquicentennial Time Capsule — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:15:51 +0000

[...] close out the Sesquicentennial and thank everyone involved. (I blogged a photo album of the event here.) The program included the official sealing of the Sesquicentennial Time [...]