MinnesotaHistory.net began in 2004 as an attempt to get beyond the usual superficial comments about history found in the media. In our first few years we focused on issues involving Dakota burial sites and sacred places. What we hope to do now is to broaden our point of view to many other issues concerning the history of Minnesota, the 32d state.
Here is a list of the pages from the first few years of the MinnesotaHistory.net:
Bdote/Mdote Minisota:
Mdote Minisota, A Public EIS, Part 1: A Journey Through the Center of the Earth
Mdote Minisota, A Public EIS, Parts 2 and 3: The Clouse Report
Mdote Minisota, A Public EIS, Part 5: Read the (Secret) Clouse Report, Finally
Mdote Minisota, A Public EIS, Part 6: Park Service to Dakota People: “Drop Dead.”
Mdote Minisota, A Public EIS, Part 7: A Vision for Coldwater
Mdote Minisota, A Public EIS, Part 8: Is it sacred now?
Burial Mound Issues:
Part 1: The Death of a Mound, Politics and Human Remains in Minnesota
Part 2: A New Mound, Just as Good as the Old Mound
Part 3: The Power to “Authenticate and Identify” is the Power to Destroy
Part 4: The Remains Are NOT in a Circle
Part 5: Messages from the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council
Part 7: The Lincoln Mounds Cover-up
Part 8: When is a Mound Sacred?
Part 9: Laying to Rest the People of the Lincoln Mounds
Three Archaeologists Write About Burial Mounds
Comments and Additions to “Death of a Mound”
Reflections on Sacred Places: Ancestors are Woven in the Fabric, By Jeanne Pinette-Souldern
Reflections on Sacred Places: Quiet Sentinels, By Bill Braddock
Reflections on Sacred Places: Burial Mounds and Ethics, By Debbra Myers
Reflections on Sacred Places: Minnesota’s Disappearing Mounds, By Bruce White
4 responses so far ↓
1 Mary Warner // Mar 12, 2009 at 2:25 am
Bruce – I want to congratulate you on winning the AASLH Award of Merit for your book “We Are at Home.”
Woot, woot to you!!!!
2 Trish Short Lewis // Jun 4, 2011 at 2:47 pm
I grew up in the Red River Valley in far northwest Minnesota in Kittson County in a little town called St. Vincent, Minnesota. I write about it, on a blog I’ve done for several years now. My almost-forgotten-but-not-quite hometown is one of the oldest towns in Minnesota and has a fascinating history. I hope you’ll list it on your Minnesota Historical Bloggers’ list. Thank you!
Trish Short Lewis
http://56755.blogspot.com (my blog on St. Vincent and its neighbors)
3 Trish Short Lewis // Jun 4, 2011 at 2:51 pm
By the way, I have written a lot about Metis history and issues, including the recognition and reclamation of the Pembina Metis Cemetery, which is just northwest of St. Vincent across the Red River of the North…
4 John Beckmann // Jul 7, 2012 at 1:43 pm
My name is John Beckmann. I am a PhD candidate at the University of Minnesota and Minnesota native. I have started my own independent publishing company stampedepress.com and have published my first graphic book 38:
http://www.amazon.com/38-Here-hanged-Sioux-indians/dp/0615615473/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1341588925&sr=8-1&keywords=38+john+beckmann
38 Is an illustrated fictional account of the 38 Sioux Indians executed in Mankato Minnesota during the December of 1862, the largest mass execution in American history. August marks the 150th anniversary of the Great Sioux Uprising. This book release could make a very interesting story in that light. Please consider reading my book and offering insightful criticisms.
Best
John Beckmann
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