LOCAL TALK 6 January 2023
Local Talk for Friday, January 6, 2023 started with a summary of the news for this week from the Ames Tribune by Dennis Hart.
As an ongoing story, a third installment includes an interview with Hok Wicasa from Spirit Lake (Devil’s Lake to European settlers), North Dakota. On the day after Christmas, December 26, 1862 38 Dakota Nation men were hanged at Mankato, Minnesota under the direction of President Abraham. The convictions and hangings of the Dakota 38 resulted from the aftermath of the US-Dakota War of 1862 in Southwest Minnesota. In addition to the 38 men hanged. There were terrible injustices committed against 265 others in the form of military convictions and more than 3,000 Dakota people who were held captive, then were forced to march west. Here’s a native man’s story about the big drum that accompanies the riders, and teachings about the Dakota culture.
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