Tag: Origin Stories

In the 1500s eight thousand years of Dakota way of life and territorial integrity in Minnesota was challenged by European colonial powers. Following Christopher Columbus’…

For eight thousand years the Dakota navigated the waterways of our state in their dugout canoes. This network of streams and rivers was created by…

Dakota historians (Westerman/White, 2012): “The relationship of a people to the lands where they live is crucial for understanding their history and culture.” But what…

Since the 1970s the Community Reporter has been blessed with reporters, editors and board members who have documented the history of our neighborhoods in its…