Event Date:
Jul 25, 2012
Minnesota History Center, St. Paul, Chaska, Mankato, Wabasha, Shakopee, Winona. For many, Minnesota is a Dakota place. The language of the Dakota people marks this land, the Dakota homeland of Mni Sota Makoce, as it has for generations. Join Dakota artist, poet and scholar Gwen Westerman as she shares her perspective on the modern Dakota people and their special place in Minnesota on the eve of the sesquicentennial of the tragic and transformative U.S.-Dakota War.
Event Organization:
Minnesota Historical Society
