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Join us for a showing of "Dakota 38," a documentary film.
2012 marks the 150th anniversary of the Dakota/US War. This war is often unknown to many Minnesotans, yet it played a significant role in Minnesota history.
Since the film release, Dakota 38 has been shown across the United States, and it has provoked many emotions and conversations. Join us for this free, public screening at the YWCA of Minneapolis and be a part of the community conversation about the film, the ongoing impact of the Dakota/US War, and how we can use this piece of history in our work to eliminate racism.
About the Film (from Smooth Feather Productions):
"In the spring of 2005, Jim Miller, a Native spiritual leader and Vietnam veteran, found himself in a dream, riding on horseback across the great plains of South Dakota. Just before he awoke, he arrived at a riverbank in Minnesota and saw 38 of his Dakota ancestors hanged. At the time, Jim knew nothing of the largest mass execution in United States history, ordered by Abraham Lincoln on December 26, 1862. 'When you have dreams, you know when they come from the creator. As any recovered alcoholic, I made believe that I didn't get it. I tried to put it out of my mind, yet it's one of those dreams that bothers you night and day.'
Now, four years later, embracing the message of the dream, Jim and a group of riders retrace the 330-mile route of his dream on horseback from Lower Brule, South Dakota, to Mankato, Minnesota, to arrive at the hanging site on the anniversary of the execution. 'We can't blame the wasichus anymore. We're doing it to ourselves. We're selling drugs. We're killing our own people. That's what this ride is about, is healing.' This is the story of their journey -- the blizzards they endure, the Native and non-Native communities that house and feed them along the way, and the dark history they are beginning to wipe away."
Free event and open to the public
RSVP afrosch@ywcampls.org or 612-215-4124
