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Monthly Archives: January 2010

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How to do historical research

Posted on January 30, 2010 by Bruce White
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My mother, who was a tenacious historian, used to ask, when she was involved in some particularly difficult historical research: “If I were that piece of paper where would I be?” She practiced a kind of method-historical research, in which … Continue reading →

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Women of Coldwater–Native people at the spring

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Bruce White
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Many Native people lived at Coldwater Spring in the 1820s and 1830s. They were important members of the community there. Here are their names: Marguerite Bonga, Marie-Marguerite Hamelin, Suzanne Grant, Sarah Marie Graham, Marie Finley, Marie Frances Boucher, and a … Continue reading →

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Hypocrisy 101: Dakota history now a selling point for Coldwater Spring

Posted on January 22, 2010 by Bruce White
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After years of denying the importance of Coldwater Spring to the Dakota, throughout the recently completed NEPA process for the Bureau of Mines Twin Cities Campus property, the Park Service now plans to use Dakota history at the site as … Continue reading →

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An invitation from the Park Service: “Sue us!”

Posted on January 22, 2010 by Bruce White
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The spring is the dwelling place of the undergods and is near the center of the Earth. The Spring is part of the cycle of life. The underground stream from the Spring to the Mississippi River must remain open to … Continue reading →

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Park Service decides to keep Coldwater Spring–A quick decision

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Bruce White
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Not wasting any time, less than four days after the end of the 30-day no-action period for the Coldwater/ Bureau of Mines Property in Hennepin County, Minnesota, the National Park Service, through its Midwest Office Regional Director, Ernest Quintana, signed … Continue reading →

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A Dakota invitation to come to Coldwater Spring in 1820

Posted on January 19, 2010 by Bruce White
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Although the National Park Service’s final EIS for the Coldwater/Bureau of Mines property in Hennepin County, Minnesota, contains the statement that “no historical documentation of American Indian use of Camp Coldwater Spring has been found,” (repeated five times in the … Continue reading →

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The restoration of Native lands

Posted on January 18, 2010 by Bruce White
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Those who argue for the restoration of beautiful but damaged places–by making claims about their sacredness and importance to Native people– should look beyond trees and plants to consider a firmer commitment to the rights and values of Native people … Continue reading →

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Consultation without representation

Posted on January 14, 2010 by Bruce White
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A National Park Service official in the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area has responded to critiques of the recent final EIS for the Coldwater/ Bureau of Mines property. The critiques which appeared on this website and which were announced … Continue reading →

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Games that bureaucrats play with Native places—Is Coldwater Spring a TCP or is it a HPRCSIT?

Posted on January 14, 2010 by Bruce White
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Thank you for taking time to discuss the Bureau of Mines project in Hennepin County. Minnesota. The property covers 27 acres along a bluff above the Mississippi River and includes 11 buildings and the Coldwater Spring and Reservoir. . . . Although … Continue reading →

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What can we do about Coldwater Spring?

Posted on January 9, 2010 by Bruce White
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People are asking me what I would recommend doing to respond the National Park Service’s handling of the Coldwater/ Bureau of Mines EIS process. As stated in the last few days, I believe that the Park Service has mishandled and … Continue reading →

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