Nothing irks some white people like accurate history
By Bob Collins/MPR News The usual suspects have gotten their feelings hurt – again – because the Minnesota Historical Society has pointed out that Minnesota history didn’t begin with them. KSTP reports that the latest “controversy” is over signs that went up at Fort Snelling historic site that say “Historic Fort Snelling at Bdote.” The […]
Tours focusing on Dakota Bdote and 1862 War start Memorial Day
By Deborah Locke Starting Memorial Day weekend, two Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS) tours focusing on Dakota history at the site of fort Snelling and Bdote will begin. Bdote is Dakota for the place where two waters (Mississippi and Minnesota rivers) come together. The Bdote/Dakota Homeland walking tour explores the landscape just outside the fort and the […]