http://nativeamericanminn150.org A journey of learning and understanding Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:41:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In today's Strib: Conflict looms as Indians' protest permit expires today. The permit that Dakota Indians protesting in Minneapolis were given -- but didn't ask for -- expires this afternoon. The two dozen or so protesters erected two teepees and a couple of modern-day tents Tuesday in a bid ... http://nativeamericanminn150.org/archives/428/ Back in April, I blogged about the importance of Coldwater Springs and posted a photo album of the site in winter. The photo on the left is from when I visited again in June. (Click to enlarge.) In today's Strib: Permit delays Dakota fight for Coldwater Spring site. ... http://nativeamericanminn150.org/archives/426/ My wife and I camped at Fort Ridgely State Park last weekend so we could visit the MNHS Fort Ridgely Historic Site within the park, as well as other historic sites in the area.   My initial impression wasn't good. The MNHS marker for Fort Ridgely (left ... http://nativeamericanminn150.org/archives/423/   Yesterday after I visited the MNHS roadside historical marker on the Sandy Lake Tragedy (blogged here), I drove about a mile north on Hwy 65 to the town of Libby, MN and the entrance to the Sandy Lake Recreation Area. Near the dam is the Mikwendaagoziwag Memorial, constructed by ... http://nativeamericanminn150.org/archives/384/ Back in early July, I blogged about the Sandy Lake tragedy, the death of approximately 400 Ojibwe in 1850 resulting from the federal government's attempt to remove them from northern Wisconsin and upper Michigan to Minnesota. I paid a visit to the site yesterday, first stopping at a roadside rest ... http://nativeamericanminn150.org/archives/368/   Yesterday I stopped by the Thompson Hill Travel Information Center/rest stop that overlooks Duluth and noticed this 'Welcome to Minnesota' marker erected by the Minnesota Historical Society in 1987. (This sign is replicated at state borders in several places around the state.) It reads: Known to her ... http://nativeamericanminn150.org/archives/356/ In today's Strib, Nick Coleman has a column titled: Nothingburger celebration will go down easy with State Fair spice. It's all about Warren Nelson, artistic director of the Big Top Chautauqua, and how his musical theater production of 'Old Minnesota: Song of the North Star' includes our sad legacy ... http://nativeamericanminn150.org/archives/438/ Today is the 146th anniversary of the start of the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862. In the fall of 2002, Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) (with financial support from the Blandin Foundation) did a six part series on the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862 titled, Minnesota's Uncivil War. The content is ... http://nativeamericanminn150.org/archives/351/   Minnesota-based author/historian John 'Jack' Koblas gave a slide presentation at the Northfield Historical Society last night on Let them Eat Grass, his three-volume history of the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862. http://nativeamericanminn150.org/archives/347/ The Bush Foundation in St. Paul has announced its new strategic direction for the next decade. (See the Strib article titled, Bush Foundation changes its focus and the way it will issue grants; the Strib editorial, Bush Foundation makes a smart shift; Pioneer Press article titled, Major state funding group ... http://nativeamericanminn150.org/archives/338/