Minnesota’s Dakota tribe commemorates the 150th anniversary of their 150-mile “trail of tears” forced march out of their ancestral land in 1862. Continue Reading →
Descendants of Exiled Dakota Indians Remember Minnesota’s “Trail of Tears”
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MN “Concentration Camp” Survivors’ Relatives Remember 150 Years Later
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150 years after the Dakota War, the war remains a wound that has yet to heal. We watch a special ceremony remembering the many Dakota women and children who did not survive the winter of 1862-63 at the Fort Snelling “concentration camp”. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Dakota Conflict 150th Commemoration, Indian Affairs, Minnesota, Fort Snelling, History, Mendota Dakota, Minnesota, Native American
The Coldwater Spring Willow Weeps No More
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The giant willow by the source of historic Coldwater Spring has been cut down. The National Park Service removed the tree claiming it was damaging the nearby reservoir. The tree was also showing its age with decaying wood, cracks and weak branches. Continue Reading →