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Home Children's Tutorial Some Facts Meetings Newsletters Local Place Names Recommended Resources Contact us	Books The Dakota or Sioux in Minnesota As They Were in 1834 by Samuel W. Pond Nicollet on the Plains and Prairies the journals of Joseph Nicolett Savages and Civilization: Who will Survive by Jack Weatherford (see Dakota Society Library) Where the Waters Gather and the Rivers Meet—An Atlas of the Eastern Sioux by Paul Durand Web Sites American Indian Cultural Resource Center — The principal purpose of the Center is to inform the general public of the world view, the philosophy of life, the spiritual insight of Native Peoples. Precision Atlatl & Dart Systems — A web site with information on Atlatl archeology, mechanics, and sales. MAPS: GIS Windows on Native Lands, Current Places, and History — A great site for maps important to the historical, cultural, and political influences related to Native North Americans. Red Eye TeleViSioN —Red Eye TV is a unique collection of educational videos, narrated by Native people, that focuses on the traditional culture of American Indian people of the Northern Plains. The Minnesota Historical Society—The Minnesota Historical Society has been collecting, preserving and telling stories of Minnesota for 150 years. Check out their newly developed catalog of photographic images. Native American Indian Resources—Its purpose is to provide cultural and educational material from many tribal backgrounds for Indian educators, students -- at all age levels -- and schools. The Sisiton Wahpeton Community College —A website dedicated to preserving and extending knowledge of Dakota history, language, and culture. Lakhota/Dakhota/Nakhota (Sioux) Literature—This is the Dakota section of a larger site (Indigenous Peoples' Literature) created by Glenn H. Welker. The Lakota of the Plains—A portion of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History dealing with the Lakota. The Dakota Conflict Trials—Part of a series of famous American trials by Douglas Linder. Places to Visit The Minnesota Historical Society— 1500 Mississippi Street St. Paul, MN The Jeffers Petroglyphs Site—A rock art site containing over 2000 carvings, many with astrological respresentations, in south-central Minnesota (near Windom). Effigy Mounds National Monument—An archeological site containing 191 known prehistoric mounds, 29 of which take the form of animals. 151 Highway 76 Harpers Ferry, IA 52146-7519 Events River Rendezvous—A multi-day festival featuring historical demonstrations and re-enactments of life in the 1840s. When: Mid-September annually. Where: Pond-Dakota Mission Park, Bloomington, MN. (E. 104th Street, Bloomington) Our Library The Dakota Society has a library of resources (books and video tapes) that are available for loan to Dakota Society members. Call ahead (612-447-2655) to arrange a library loan. Pick up at the next meeting. Books * A Dakota Perspective: Pond-Dakota Mission Park * A Little Dakota Indian History for School Children by John Ford * Lakota Belief and Ritual by James Walker * Lakota Myth by James Walker * Indian Boyhood by Charles Eastman * Water Lily by Ella Cara Deloria * Sand Creek Massacre by Stan Hoag * Savages and Civilization: Who will Survive by Jack Weatherford * Old Indian Days by Charles Eastman * The Story of Little Big Horn by Colonel W.A. Graham * Faintly Sounds the War Cry by Fred W. Werner * Indian Fights and Fighters by Cyrus Townsend Brady * Oregon Trail by Francis Parkman * Custer's Gold by Donald Jackson * Black Elk Speaks by John G. Neihardt * When the Tree Flowered by John W. Neihardt * John Sayer's Snake River Journal by Douglas Burke (Editor) * Paintbrush and Peacepipe: The Story of George Catlin by Anne Rockwell * North American Indian by Christopher Davis * The Indians' Book by Natalie Curtis * Great Western Indian Fights: Members of the Potomac Corral of the Westerners * The Indian Frontier of the American West 1846-1890 by Robert Utley Video Tapes * Andy Favorite Speaking * American Indian Identity (Georgia Likeness) * Wounded Knee (John Ford) * Metis (Richard Kees) * Barbara F. Stewart Speaking * The Great Indian Wars: 1840-1890 (two tapes) * The Legend of Custer (two tapes) * The Lakota: One Nation on the Plains
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