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Category Archives: Commemorating Controversy
A Scheme for Revenge
“The Union forever! Hurrah, boys, hurrah! Kill every Indian, papoose and squaw; The Indians must be slain or driven to the plain And silence the war whoop forever.” — rendition of “The Battle Cry of Freedom” attributed to soldiers in Minnesota, … Continue reading →
Indian Hating
Wilhelmina Buce Carrigan (1855-1912) Minnie Buce Carrigan was seven years old in August 1862, when she witnessed the deaths of her mother, her father, and four younger siblings at the hands of Dakota warriors at her home on Middle Creek … Continue reading →
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“Let the Sioux Race be Annihilated”
Unexpectedly, on August 18, 1862, Abraham J. Van Vorhes, editor of the Stillwater Messenger and member of the Stillwater (Washington County, Minnesota) militia home guard, became a Dakota War correspondent. Deputized by Superintendent of Indian Affairs Clark W. Thompson to … Continue reading →
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Stories that Measure the Human Heart
Minnesota stands of the verge of one of the most poignant commemorations of 1862. Over six days, from November 7-13, 2012, Dakota people and their allies will march roughly 150 miles from the Lower Sioux Agency near Morton, Minnesota, to … Continue reading →
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The 2012 Dakota Commemorative March Series
I imagined 2012 Dakota Commemorative March, at least part of it, might be my first. A short answer from my doctor this week,”No way,” ended that hope. But I will be there in spirit, supporting those who will be marching … Continue reading →
Racial Profiling: 11 years after 9/11, 150 years after 1862
Pop history in the wake of 9/11: Showtime’s Emmy Award-nominated miniseries ran for two seasons in 2005 and 2006: “Sleeper Cell takes you behind the veil of terror networks and into the minds of the agents trying to stop them.” … Continue reading →
“Let Them Eat Grass” Revisited
Andrew Myrick insulted Dakota people the summer of 1862. What he said, and what he meant, have been matters of debate for a century. Last summer, just in time to update A Trilling Narrative before it went into production, I … Continue reading →
The Fifth Winter: July 5, 1862
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Lower Sioux Agency, Minnesota, construction arrested by the Dakota War, photographed by Adrian Ebell in late fall, 1862. On July 4, 1862 Episcopal Bishop Henry Whipple laid the cornerstone for St. John’s, the Episcopal chapel at … Continue reading →
Follow the Money: August 17, 1862
Before I leave the story of the 1862 annuity delay, I want the change gears and share one of my favorite stories on this subject. I will not ague that if the guys escorting the annuity payment had not wanted … Continue reading →
Follow the Money: August 14, 1862
So the 1862 annuity, on a train headed west toward Minnesota 150 years ago, was late. Why does it matter what was going on behind the scenes in Washington D.C. in 1862? You’ve read part of the answer if you’ve had … Continue reading →
A Thrilling Narrative of Indian Captivity: Dispatches from the Dakota War of 1862 