Post by hermin1 on Nov 26, 2008 1:33:26 GMT -5
Jimmy and Mike Can you post this flyer and the letter from Dianne DesRosiers on the Whitestone Hill site. I have additional information on the site if anyone would like more information they can contact me. Thanks, Tamara St John Tordsen
Toksa AkeTamara Tamara St JohnSisseton Wahpeton OyateTribal Historic Preservation OfficePO Box 907Sisseton SD 57262(606) 698-4972(605) 268-2728
"All things are connected. Whatever befalls the earth befalls the children of the earth." Chief SeattleSuqwamish and Duwamish
I sent this out to the Dakota bands that I have contact info for please feel
free to share with your community elders etc. I know alot of our families have
the oral history and that is what we need to support our interests.
Dianne
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Anpetu Waste,
> Han mitakuyepi; My name is Dianne Desrosiers and I am the
> Tribal Historic Preservation Officer for the Sisseton
> Wahpeton Oyate in South Dakota, I have met some of you and
> that is why I am contacting you. We, SWO and Standing Rock
> Historic Preservation Office (Waste Win Young and Allicia
> White Eagle) have been collaborating on a project with the
> State of North Dakota Historical Society and the Whitestone
> Battlefield Assoc. The state and the Historical society are
> pushiing to have the site nominated to the Nat'l
> Register of Historic Places. We don't really have a
> problem with that but we want the true story of what
> occurred there to be known. The Whitestone Massacre is a
> site in which the dakota bands were camped preparing for
> winter, they were hunting and preparing food for winter
> stores when they were attacked by General Sibley in a
> retaliatory effort to punish any Dakota bands for the
> uprising in Minnesota, the attack occurred on Sept 3 of 1863
> (one yr
> after the uprisisng in Mn). Several groups were present
> about 300 Dakotas were killed and about 200-250 were taken
> prisoner. (some accounts) They destroyed all lodges
> (coverings) weapons, cooking utensils etc. Accounts have a
> 1/2 million lbs of buffalo meat was destroyed (knowing this
> would leave our people destitute in the oncoming winter).
> Several bands were present which may have included; Cut Head
> Yanktonai, Sihasapa, Sans Arc and possibly some Wahpekute
> and others??? Many of the survivors fled during the night as
> the episode lasted most of the night and the soldiers were
> killing each other (accounts say most of the soldiers which
> did die there, died from friendly fire).
> First we have asked the leadership for support in our
> efforts to get the name changed from battlefield to
> "Massacre" site, last Friday the Great Plains
> Tribal Chairmans Assoc supported our cause by passing a
> resolution to change the name, which we will present to the
> ND Historical Society.
> What I am asking is, if you have any members (elders) in
> your community that may have info on this incident ancestral
> ties etc. We want to portray the incident as accurately as
> possible. Any info would support our efforts to have the
> incident portrayed as it occurred, for signage at the site.
> WE would eventually have an archeological and Traditional
> cultural property survey and most important an ethnographic
> study so that our side of the story can be known. The ND
> istorical Society is ready to put out what they want there
> but we are asking for more time to gather the relevant
> information to tell our side of the story. Please feel free
> to forward this info to anyone you may feel would have
> information re this incident. Thus I have attached the
> agenda for the upcoming meeting to be held at the Prairie
> Knights Casino/Hotel www.prairieknights.com on the Standing
> Rock Reservation in North Dakota, the afternoon session will
> be open forum for anyone who may
> have info on the Whitestone Massacre. I would appreciate
> any information you may have please feel free to contact me,
> Waste Win Young or Allicia White Eagle at 701-854-2120.
>
Pidamaya,
> Dianne Desrosiers
> Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate
> Tribal Historic Preservation Officer
> 605-698-4972
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Toksa AkeTamara Tamara St JohnSisseton Wahpeton OyateTribal Historic Preservation OfficePO Box 907Sisseton SD 57262(606) 698-4972(605) 268-2728
"All things are connected. Whatever befalls the earth befalls the children of the earth." Chief SeattleSuqwamish and Duwamish
I sent this out to the Dakota bands that I have contact info for please feel
free to share with your community elders etc. I know alot of our families have
the oral history and that is what we need to support our interests.
Dianne
==========
Anpetu Waste,
> Han mitakuyepi; My name is Dianne Desrosiers and I am the
> Tribal Historic Preservation Officer for the Sisseton
> Wahpeton Oyate in South Dakota, I have met some of you and
> that is why I am contacting you. We, SWO and Standing Rock
> Historic Preservation Office (Waste Win Young and Allicia
> White Eagle) have been collaborating on a project with the
> State of North Dakota Historical Society and the Whitestone
> Battlefield Assoc. The state and the Historical society are
> pushiing to have the site nominated to the Nat'l
> Register of Historic Places. We don't really have a
> problem with that but we want the true story of what
> occurred there to be known. The Whitestone Massacre is a
> site in which the dakota bands were camped preparing for
> winter, they were hunting and preparing food for winter
> stores when they were attacked by General Sibley in a
> retaliatory effort to punish any Dakota bands for the
> uprising in Minnesota, the attack occurred on Sept 3 of 1863
> (one yr
> after the uprisisng in Mn). Several groups were present
> about 300 Dakotas were killed and about 200-250 were taken
> prisoner. (some accounts) They destroyed all lodges
> (coverings) weapons, cooking utensils etc. Accounts have a
> 1/2 million lbs of buffalo meat was destroyed (knowing this
> would leave our people destitute in the oncoming winter).
> Several bands were present which may have included; Cut Head
> Yanktonai, Sihasapa, Sans Arc and possibly some Wahpekute
> and others??? Many of the survivors fled during the night as
> the episode lasted most of the night and the soldiers were
> killing each other (accounts say most of the soldiers which
> did die there, died from friendly fire).
> First we have asked the leadership for support in our
> efforts to get the name changed from battlefield to
> "Massacre" site, last Friday the Great Plains
> Tribal Chairmans Assoc supported our cause by passing a
> resolution to change the name, which we will present to the
> ND Historical Society.
> What I am asking is, if you have any members (elders) in
> your community that may have info on this incident ancestral
> ties etc. We want to portray the incident as accurately as
> possible. Any info would support our efforts to have the
> incident portrayed as it occurred, for signage at the site.
> WE would eventually have an archeological and Traditional
> cultural property survey and most important an ethnographic
> study so that our side of the story can be known. The ND
> istorical Society is ready to put out what they want there
> but we are asking for more time to gather the relevant
> information to tell our side of the story. Please feel free
> to forward this info to anyone you may feel would have
> information re this incident. Thus I have attached the
> agenda for the upcoming meeting to be held at the Prairie
> Knights Casino/Hotel www.prairieknights.com on the Standing
> Rock Reservation in North Dakota, the afternoon session will
> be open forum for anyone who may
> have info on the Whitestone Massacre. I would appreciate
> any information you may have please feel free to contact me,
> Waste Win Young or Allicia White Eagle at 701-854-2120.
>
Pidamaya,
> Dianne Desrosiers
> Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate
> Tribal Historic Preservation Officer
> 605-698-4972
>
>
>
>
>
>
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