As I blogged in mid-July, the City of Minneapolis is celebrating its sesquicentennial with a Celebrating our Minneapolis History program series at the Minneapolis Central Library featuring local historians, authors and educators.
The first in the series was last Wednesday evening, and it had a Native American focus. Librarian JoEllen Haugo (center photo, click to enlarge) was the event organizer. I had a modest table (right photo) among a dozen or so others where I met with interested people before the presentations and at break time.
The first session: Before Minneapolis: the land, native people.
Click play to listen to the first session (6-7 PM) or download the MP3. 1 hour 15 minutes.
Left: Moderator Amy Ollendorf, President, ALO Environmental Associates
Left center: Scott Anfinson, Minnesota State Archaeologist
Right center: Arlo Omaha, Native American linguist
Right: Brenda Child, Associate Professor, American Indian Studies, U of MN
The second session: American Indians 20th Century Relocating to Minnesota Cities.
Click play to listen to the second session (7:30-8:30 pm) or download the MP3. 1 hour 12 minutes.
Left: Moderator Laura Waterman Wittstock, CEO, Wittstock and Associates
Center: Roger Buffalohead, former faculty member, American Indian Studies, U of MN
Right: Clyde Bellecourt, founder, American Indian Movement