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Home→Published 2012

Yearly Archives: 2012

A Dakota invitation to Coldwater Spring in 1820

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Bruce White
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This article was first published on this site in January 2010. The information is also discussed in the new book Mni Sota Makoce: The Land of the Dakota. Although the National Park Service’s final EIS for the Coldwater/Bureau of Mines … Continue reading →

Posted in Bdote: A Public EIS, Reclaiming Mini Sota Makoce | 2 Replies

Permits required for ceremonies at Coldwater Spring

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Bruce White
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Anyone holding a ceremony at Coldwater Spring, a sacred and culturally important place for Dakota people, is required to get a permit from the local office of the National Park Service office in St. Paul, known as the Mississippi National … Continue reading →

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Six Years Ago–Park Service to Dakota People: “Drop Dead.”

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Bruce White
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Could the National Park Service be a fit guardian for the Gettysburg Battlefield if it announced publicly that it did not accept the belief that a profoundly important battle took place there, one that was a turning point in the … Continue reading →

Posted in 1862, Bdote: A Public EIS, Reclaiming Mini Sota Makoce | 2 Replies

The Park Service must leave Coldwater Spring

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Bruce White
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It is time for the National Park Service to leave Coldwater Spring in Hennepin County, Minnesota. The NPS, or its local branch, the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area (MNRRA), is unfit to manage this sacred and culturally important site … Continue reading →

Posted in Bdote: A Public EIS, Reclaiming Mini Sota Makoce | 10 Replies

Another opinion about the #1862 exhibit

Posted on August 28, 2012 by
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In an August 24, 2012, Minnesota Public Radio interview, Jan Klein, a descendant of white settlers killed in the US- Dakota War of 1862, described her role as one of the 85 people advising the Minnesota Historical Society about the content of … Continue reading →

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A new documentary on the causes of 1862

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Bruce White
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A new documentary, produced and directed by Dakota activist and artist Sheldon P. Wolfchild, chronicling from the tragic events of 1862 from the Dakota point of view, which has already been shown at several venues, will be shown again as … Continue reading →

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One Word: #1862

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Bruce White
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You are headed for the 1862 exhibit at the History Center in St. Paul, the exhibit of the hour, the thing to see in this 150th anniversary year. To get there you go to the third floor and reach a … Continue reading →

Posted in 1862, Minnesota Historical Society | 3 Replies

Where’s the Working Class at the Mill City Museum?

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Bruce White
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By William Milliken It’s easy to find the Mill City Museum. Just look beneath the Gold Medal Flour sign on the west side of the Mississippi River in downtown Minneapolis. As I approached, in 2005, the old limestone walls of … Continue reading →

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Catching Up

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Bruce White
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It has been hard to find time to write articles for MinnesotaHistory.net in the last year. Four and a half years ago I got a call from some people asking me write a grant proposal and to work with some … Continue reading →

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