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Dakota Concentration Camp display at Fort Snelling St. Park (17)
- Brian Renville: Hi actually came upon this by accident and noticed we share a name.
- Valerie: Hi Brian I think a reunion would be a great idea. i would love to see the places that I have read so much...
- Brian: Thanks,, there is so much.. reason I mention the documentary project is to invite as many relatives, Renvilles...
- Holly Cairns: Wow, Brian, that’s a lot. I’d really like to see that documentary. Brian said:The fact that...
- Brian: Joseph Renville b.1779 was step father to Gabriel, who was Victor Renville’s son. Victor, Josephs...
My problems with Thomas Dahlheimer’s ‘Open Letter to the Oyate’ (2)
- Griff Wigley: Thomas, * I never said anything about Chris’s speech sounding good or his ’speed.’ I...
- Thomas Dahlheimer: Griff Wigley wrote: “I never commented on Chris’ presentation style to him. I have no idea...
‘Merciless Indian savages’ phrase in the Declaration of Independence (3)
- Thomas Dahlheimer: According to the Declaration of Independence “all people are equal” and their [endowed...
- Griff Wigley: Hi Brian… great questions. Native Americans did not displace previous peoples, as far as I know....
- Brian Metzger: Okay, this passage surprised me too even though I have read the Declaration many times. Historically...
A brief visit to the Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Community (1)
- Valerie Harrison: I also am a direct decendant of Joseph & Mary Little Crow Renville . Joseph . Napoleon -...
Why not ‘leverage’ the DNR’s Fort Snelling State Park Dakota Concentration Camp display? (4)
- Ron Leith: thank you for the update
- Griff Wigley: You’re welcome, Monte. Good to have another WordPress blogger hanging around here!
- Monte Asbury: Thanks for this informative blog. I’m an Iowan who once in a while blogs on Indigenous People and...
- Thomas Dahlheimer: The DNR’s narrative reads: “For hundreds of years before Europeans arrived, generations of...
Minneapolis History series to focus on Native Americans (4)
- JoEllen Haugo: Just wanted to share the information of the re-broadcast of the Mpls 150 history series program from...
- Griff Wigley: You’re welcome, NAR. I hope to record the audio of the presentations and post them here.
- Native American researcher: Thank you for sharing this information. I wish I was able to attend, as it looks like a...
Do we see Indian burial grounds the same as any other cemetery? (2)
- Griff Wigley: Andi, thanks so much for your detailed comment. You make an excellent point and I hear you loud and...
- andi: I applaud your documenting your cultural journey. I agree the atrocities need to be documented. I think this is...
Native American Minnesota in the MN150 exhibit at the Minnesota Historical Society (4)
- Griff Wigley: I thought the interactive display to show the ‘land ceded by treaties’ was well done. It...
- Thomas Dahlheimer: Griff Wigley wrote: “Something like “The federal and state government’s legacy of...
- Griff Wigley: This sentence in the immigrants display #62 was disappointingly mild: “Immigrants claimed land...
- Griff Wigley: I was pleased to see how many different displays were Native American-related and that overall they...
Chris Mato Nunpa’s response to Jane Leonard’s Sesqui speech (3)
- Griff Wigley: Tom, thanks for chiming in here… and spreading the word. I’ve done a little formatting of...

By Griff Wigley

Here’s the audio of Governor Tim Pawlenty’s Sesquicentennial speech last night on the steps of the State Capitol.

Click play to listen. 7 minutes.

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