Decolonizing the 1862 Death Marches

Wilson, Angela Cavender

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“…The baby died a few hours later. 23 The surviving Dakota were imprisoned within a wooden stockade erected outside Fort Snelling. It was not, as Corinne Monjeau-Marz reminds us, a "standard military prison or one of the prisoner-of-war camps housing the increasing number of Confederates."…”

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“As They Have Formerly Done”: Unraveling the Entanglements at Historic Fort Snelling

Phillips

2023

Parks Stewardship Forum

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The United States built Fort Snelling at the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers in the 1820s. Initially conceived as a means to protect American interests in the region, the fort was used in military operations across multiple wars until it was decommissioned in 1946. This essay examines the fort's role in American expansion, particularly through the lens of the US-Dakota War of 1862. In the wake of the war, Dakota survivors were forced to spend the winter in a concentration camp erected outside the fort. A century later, efforts to restore and reconstruct the fort led to the opening of Historic Fort Snelling in 1970. The fort's lengthy history-and its role in so many historical eras and events-has led to continued contestations over interpretation at the site, and even the name itself.As my nine-year-old son, Leo, and I pulled into the parking lot at Historic Fort Snelling in the summer of 2022, I noticed that the words "at Bdote"-added by the Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS) in 2017-had been covered up on the sign at the entrance. Fort Snelling has sat at the confluence of Minnesota and the Mississippi Rivers, a place that Dakota people call Bdote, for more than 200 years. Bdote is the Dakota place of origin, the center of who they are as Dakota people. 1 The construction of an American military fort at one of the most sacred Dakota sites underscores the enduring legacies of these intertwined histories, most notably through the ways the general public engages with the interpretation at the site.In 2019, in response to the addition of "at Bdote," Republican senators in the Minnesota legislature passed a bill to slash MNHS funding by $4 million a year. If enacted, the bill would have put up to 80 MNHS employees out of work, drastically reduce hours at historic sites, and diminish its educational programming. Criticizing the change as "revisionist history," State Senator Mary Kiffmeyer argued that "Fort Snelling is about military history, and we should be very careful to make sure that we keep that. It's the only real military history in a very unifying way

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Section: "They Help Themselves": the Us-dakota War Of 1862mentioning

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“As They Have Formerly Done”: Unraveling the Entanglements at Historic Fort Snelling

Phillips

2023

Parks Stewardship Forum

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The Clash of Stories at Sacred Sites: Reframing the Task of Protecting Indigenous Sites

Vogel

2024

The Intersection of Sacredness and Archaeology

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Applying an Integrated Indigenist Ecological Systems Model to Research on Justice-Involved Indigenous Youth in Canada

Busch,

Smith,

Simpson

2024

Crime & Delinquency

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Indigenous youth in Canada face disproportionately high rates of criminal justice involvement, rooted in colonial history. This paper uses the Integrated Indigenist Ecological Systems Model (IIESM) for a scoping review of literature on Indigenous youth justice involvement. By mapping studies onto the IIESM framework, this review identifies gaps and provides insights into often-overlooked socio-ecological and historical contexts. Findings show most research focuses on individual-level risk factors, neglecting broader ecological and historical dimensions. The review suggests a wholistic approach which integrates Indigenous knowledge systems and emphasizes culturally relevant research and interventions. The IIESM offers a valuable framework for future studies addressing the multifaceted nature of Indigenous youth criminal involvement, promoting more effective, culturally sensitive policy and practice.

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Decolonizing the 1862 Death Marches

Cited by 20 publications

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“As They Have Formerly Done”: Unraveling the Entanglements at Historic Fort Snelling

“As They Have Formerly Done”: Unraveling the Entanglements at Historic Fort Snelling

The Clash of Stories at Sacred Sites: Reframing the Task of Protecting Indigenous Sites

Applying an Integrated Indigenist Ecological Systems Model to Research on Justice-Involved Indigenous Youth in Canada

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