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In April 1863, some 270 Dakota men were imprisoned following the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862. Separated from their wives, children and elder relatives, and desperate to connect with their families, many of these prisoners of war learned to write. Their letters, mostly addressed to two Minnesota missionaries, asked for information, for assisstance and for help sending and receiving news from loved ones.
Now, Dakota elders Clifford Canku and Michael Simon have translated 50 of the letters—haunting testimonies to history, written in the words of the Dakota people who lived it. Join Dr. Canku and Mr. Simon, both of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate, as they help give voice to the experiences of Dakota men who had been silenced for over a century and a half.
Sat., Nov. 17 at the Minnesota History Center, 345 Kellogg Blvd. West, St Paul, MN.
2 p.m.
FREE and open to the public
Coffee reception to follow the program.
