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Ernest Wabasha: The Burden of History

Ernest Wabasha: The Burden of History

Posted by on May 5, 2013 in 1862, Dakota Conflict, Featured, Minnesota | 0 comments

I was 30 years old, a journalist with a passing knowledge of Indian history. Yet it had never occurred to me, until I came across the name...

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150 Years After America’s Largest Mass Execution, the Quest for Healing Continues

150 Years After America’s Largest Mass Execution, the Quest for Healing Continues

Posted by on Dec 27, 2012 in 1862, Dakota Conflict, Featured, Mankato Hanging 1862 | 1 comment

      HONORING THE 38 I took this video as about 100 Dakota Indian riders arrived in Mankato, MN on Wednesday, Dec. 26,...

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Minnesota Sesquicentennial of Hate: The Hanging of the 38 on Dec. 26, 1862

Minnesota Sesquicentennial of Hate: The Hanging of the 38 on Dec. 26, 1862

Posted by on Dec 26, 2012 in Dakota Conflict, Indians, Minnesota | 27 comments

Today marks the 150th anniversary of the most terrible event in Minnesota’s history: The mass execution in Mankato of 38 Dakota...

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Survival: Proud Descendants of The Exiled

Survival: Proud Descendants of The Exiled

Posted by on Nov 14, 2012 in 1862, Dakota Conflict, Featured, FortSnelling, Indians, Minnesota | 0 comments

A pair of bald eagles floated high above the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers Tuesday as a line of Dakota Indians,...

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History Mystery: HERE WERE HANGED 38 SIOUX INDIANS

History Mystery: HERE WERE HANGED 38 SIOUX INDIANS

Posted by on Apr 10, 2012 in Dakota Conflict, Indians, Mankato Hanging 1862, Minnesota, The 38 Warriors | 14 comments

A  mystery popped up last week, one that serves as a metaphor for the difficulty Minnesota faces — in this 150th anniversary year...

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MINNESOTA in the CIVIL WAR — “The Saviors of Kentucky”

MINNESOTA in the CIVIL WAR — “The Saviors of Kentucky”

Posted by on Jan 20, 2012 in Dakota Conflict, Minnesota's Civil War | 1 comment

  “… they (the 2nd Minnesota Volunteers) were presented with a beautiful silk banner, presented by the Loyal Ladies of...

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