Philander Prescott: A Victim of Minnesota’s Inevitable Conflict
Philander Prescott, who came to Minnesota in 1820, was one of many victims when war broke out on August 18, 1862.
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“The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee” and “What Does Justice Look Like?”: The Reaction of a White Minnesotan
As for my reaction as a white Minnesotan, I am unnerved, saddened, and, in a way, capitulating. It is undeniable that what happened to the Indigenous populations of Minnesota, America, and the Western Hemisphere was a crime against humanity. It was a genocide…
The Treaty of Old Crossing
The treaty that was signed October 2, was not the first attempt to obtain the Red Lake and Pembina Ojibwe lands, nor was it the final agreement…
Sell or Starve: Seizure of the Black Hills (Repost)
In 1868, the United States Government signed a treaty with various tribes of Lakota and Arapaho people in which they “set apart for the absolute and undisturbed use and occupation” the region known as the Black Hills. But in 1877, the United States government illegally seized that land.
The Sand Creek Massacre
On November 29, 1864, approximately 700 U.S. army soldiers commanded by Colonel John Chivington, attacked some 1,000 Cheyenne and Arapaho people camped near Big Sandy Creek in eastern Colorado. It is estimated that between 150 and 500 Cheyenne and Arapaho were killed and mutilated, two-thirds of whom were women and children. The tragic event,…
A State of Panic: How the Citizens of Wisconsin Responded to the U.S. – Dakota War of 1862
When a contingent of Dakota soldiers attacked and killed several hundred citizens living in south and southwestern Minnesota, sparking the U.S. – Dakota War of 1862, Wisconsinites, upon hearing the news, released their growing apprehension in a show of community by community statewide panic.
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The Homestead Act of 1862: It’s place within the U.S. – Dakota War
A few months before the U.S. – Dakota War, President Lincoln signed into law the Homestead Act, giving land free to settlers who promised to make improvements upon it.
Virtual Author Event: Teaming up to Support Local Museums
Though current circumstances have put a temporary halt to in-person author events, it’s opened up a new world of opportunity for authors and readers to connect. Virtual events, once quite rare, are now being utilized as an effective, affordable, and widely accessible outlet for bookstores, libraries, and museums to engage patrons while maintaining safe…