Local Talk for Friday, December 30, 2022 started with a summary of the news for this week from the Ames Tribune by Dennis Hart.
The Dakota 38 +2 Memorial Ride is a memorial to 38 Dakota men that were hung on December 26, 1862 on the city square of Mankato, Minnesota. Jim Hallum, tribal elder from Santee, Nebraska provides background to this honoring of those that died. 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 two chiefs extradited from Canada that were hung in 1864. Their crime was the aftermath of what resulted when a warehouse of food was broken into to feed a starving people. Terrible injustices were committed against 265 others in the form of military convictions and more than 3,000 Dakota people were held captive, then were forced to march west to the territory of South Dakota. To this day Dakota people are considered exiled from their homeland of Minnesota. Here’s a native man’s story about a trail ride to commemorate the 38 plus two Dakota men that were hung in 1862. The 330 mile trail ride ended December 26. Jim Hallum, tribal elder from Santee, Nebraska provides background to this important honoring of those that died.
Those that were hung: Tipi-hdo-niche, Forbids His Dwelling; Wyata-tonwan, His People; Taju-xa, Red Otter; Hinhan-shoon-koyag-mani, Walks Clothed in an Owl’s Tail; Maza-bomidu, Iron Blower; Wapa-duta, Scarlet Leaf; Wahena, translation unknown; Sna-mani, Tinkling Walker; Radapinyanke, Rattling Runner; Dowan niye, The Singer; Xunka ska, White Dog; Hepan, family name for a second son; Tunkan icha ta mani, Walks With His Grandfather; Ite duta, Scarlet Face; Amdacha, Broken to Pieces; Hepidan, family name for a third son; Marpiya te najin, Stands on a Cloud (Cut Nose); Henry Milord (French mixed-blood); Dan Little, Chaska dan, family name for a first son (this may be We-chank-wash-ta-don-pee, who had been pardoned and was mistakenly executed when he answered to a call for “Chaska,” reference to a first son (fabric artist Gwen Westerman did a quilt called “Caske’s Pardon” based on him); Baptiste Campbell, (French mixed-blood); Tate kage, Wind Maker; Hapinkpa, Tip of the Horn; Hypolite Auge (French mixed-blood); Nape shuha, Does Not Flee; Wakan tanka, Great Spirit; Tunkan koyag I najin, Stands Clothed with His Grandfather; Maka te najin, Stands Upon Earth; Pazi kuta mani, Walks Prepared to Shoot; Tate hdo dan, Wind Comes Back; Waxicun na, Little Whiteman (this young white man, adopted by the Dakota at an early age and who was acquitted, was hanged, according to the Minnesota Historical Society U.S.-Dakota War website); Aichaga, To Grow Upon; Ho tan inku, Voice Heard in Returning; Cetan hunka, The Parent Hawk; Had hin hda, To Make a Rattling Noise; Chanka hdo, Near the Woods; Oyate tonwan, The Coming People; Mehu we mea, He Comes for Me; Wakinyan na, Little Thunder; Wakanozanzan and Shakopee: These two chiefs who fled north after the war, were kidnapped from Canada in January 1864 and were tried and convicted in November that year and their executions were approved by President Andrew Johnson (after Lincoln’s assassination) and they were hanged November 11, 1865. Indian Country Today’s Vincent Schilling (Akwesasne Mohawk) on Twitter Follow @VinceSchilling
Susan Gwiasda, Personal Information Officer for the City of Ames and Public Works Operations Manager Justin Clausen had a chance to get some sleep after so many days of plowing. Justin provided a behind-the-scenes look at the all the pre-planning that goes into developing a snow emergency response and what we learn after each storm. How does this winter compare to other years? How do you know where the snow plows are? Justin provided all the answers and more..
Carolyn Raffensperger, Director of the Science and Environmental Health Network provided a wonderful year ending discussion about the Solstice and sound biology. Carolyn is a treasure to KHOI listeners this time of year and always.
Music was provided by Rose Griffin. She shared Learning to Fly from her album Cowboys and Angels.
