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U.S.-DAKOTA WAR SERIES: CARRIE ZEMAN
Thursday, July 26, 7 p.m.
Turner Hall, 102 S. State St.
Historian Carrie Zeman will discuss her newly released reprint of Mary Butler Renville's 1863 story, "A Thrilling Narrative of Indian Captivity." The project is sponsored by the library, Turner Hall, and the Brown County Historical Society.
This project is made possible by a grant provided by the Traverse des Sioux Library System and was funded in part or in whole with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
SHELDON WOLFCHILD DOCUMENTARY SCREENING AND DISCUSSION
Thursday, August 16, 7 p.m.
Martin Luther College's Wittenberg Collegiate Center Auditorium
Filmmaker Sheldon Wolfchild will screen and discuss "The Indian System," the first part of his new documentary titled "Stardreamers." Wolfchild is a member of the Lower Sioux Community who has appeared in a number of feature films and television shows.
Free tickets will be distributed to attend this event. Details to follow.
This project is made possible by a grant provided by the Traverse des Sioux Library System and was funded in part or in whole with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
AUTHOR SCOTT BERG: LINCOLN, LITTLE CROW, AND THE 1862 U.S.-DAKOTA WAR
Monday, August 20, 1 p.m.
Turner Hall, 102 S State St, New Ulm
Scott Berg is the author of the forthcoming “38 Nooses: Lincoln, Little Crow, and the Beginning of the Frontier's End,” a popular history about the events surrounding the executions of 38 Dakota Indians in Minnesota in 1862 (Pantheon, 2012; Vintage, 2013). Berg holds a BA in Architecture from the University of Minnesota, an MA in English from Miami University of Ohio, and an MFA in Creative Writing from George Mason University, where he teaches nonfiction writing and literature in GMU’s undergraduate and graduate creative writing programs. Berg publishes regularly in the Washington Postand Washington Post Magazine.
This project is sponsored by Community and Seniors Together with funding from the Carl and Verna Schmidt Foundation. Project partners include the New Ulm Public Library, Brown County Historical Society, and Turner Hall.
HISTORIAN DR. GWEN WESTERMAN: CHOOSING SIDES ON AUGUST 20TH
Monday, August 20, 2 p.m.
Turner Hall, 102 S State St, New Ulm
Dr. Gwen Westerman is a member of the English faculty at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where she is director of the humanities program. Her teaching and research specialties include American literature, multicultural and Native American literatures, technical communication, and humanities. She recently spoke at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter as part of its Dakota Series. She will speak at Turner Hall on the U.S.-Dakota War from a contemporary female perspective.
This project is sponsored by Community and Seniors Together with funding from the Carl and Verna Schmidt Foundation. Project partners include the New Ulm Public Library, Brown County Historical Society, and Turner Hall.
MULTICULTURAL DANCE CELEBRATION
Monday, August 20, 7 p.m.
German Park, New Ulm
The Mike Lucio Native American Dancers will team up with the Dale Holtz Polka Band and Otto's Sound for a multi-ethnic dance celebration.
This project is sponsored by Friends of German Park with funding from the Carl and Verna Schmidt Foundation. Project partners include the Friends of the New Ulm Public Library, New ULm Park and Rec, KNUJ, and the Brown County Historical Society.
AFTERNOON WITH THE AUTHORS
Tuesday, August 21, 12-2 p.m.
Turner Hall, 102 S State St, New Ulm
An all-star lineup of authors will be on hand to discuss their publications related to the U.S.-Dakota War. Those scheduled to appear include: Loren Dean Boutin; John Christgau; Lois Glewwe; Collette A. Hyman; Michael Keigan; John LaBatte; Corinne Marz; Lowell Ueland; and Jeff Williamson. This project is coordinated by JoAnne Griebel, media specialist at Cathedral High School in New Ulm.
150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE U.S.-DAKOTA WAR COMMEMORATION ROUNDTABLE
Thursday, August 23, 10 a.m-12 p.m.
Turner Hall, 102 S State St, New Ulm
A roundtable panel will discuss various aspects of events leading up to, including, and following the Dakota War in a point-counterpoint format. Panelists include historians Curtis Dahlin, Corinne Marz, Stephen Osman, and Don Heinrich Tolzmann. Daniel Hoisington will moderate the event.
This project is made possible by a grant provided by the Traverse des Sioux Library System and was funded in part or in whole with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Partners include Turner Hall, the Brown County Historical Society, Friends of the New Ulm Public Library, and the 150th Steering Committee of the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862.
HOWARD J. VOGEL, BANISHMENT & RETURN: READING THE DAKOTA TREATIES AFTER THE DAKOTA-U.S. WAR OF 1862
Thursday, August 23, 1 p.m.
Turner Hall, 102 S State St, New Ulm
Two Congressional Acts passed in February and March of 1863 shaped the relations between the Dakota people, the settlers and the land after the War of 1862. While these Acts are often interpreted to have abrogated the treaties between the Dakota people and the United States, and banished them from the state, a far different understanding of these Acts of Congress is possible when the judicially developed Rules of Sympathetic Construction of Indian Treaties are taken seriously in reading these treaties. This leads to the surprising conclusion that, in an important sense, the Dakota treaties continue to have effect today.
Howard J. Vogel, is Professor of Law Emeritus at Hamline University School of Law where he taught Constitutional Law, International Human Rights Law, Restorative Justice and Ethics for thirty-seven years (1975 to 2012). Trained in both Law and Theology, he continues to engage in research, writing and speaking about cultural conflict over interpretation of the treaties between the Indigenous peoples of North America and the United States, and the protection of Native American sacred sites.
DON HEINRICH TOLZMANN, WAR ON THE HOME FRONT: THE DAKOTA WAR OF 1862
Thursday, August 23, 7 p.m.
Library Meeting Room
New Ulm Public Library and the Brown County Historical Society welcome historian Don Heinrich Tolzmann. Tolzmann is former curator of the German-Americana Collection and Director of German-American Studies at the University of Cincinnati. Author and editor of numerous books on German-American history and culture, Tolzmann currently serves as President of the German-American Citizens League of Greater Cincinnati and Curator of the German Heritage Museum of Cincinnati.
This project is made possible by a grant provided by the Traverse des Sioux Library System and was funded in part or in whole with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE U.S.-DAKOTA WAR SYMPOSIUM
Friday, August 24, 9 a.m-3 p.m.
Turner Hall, 102 S State St, New Ulm
This project will provide a broad, academic perspective on various aspects of the U.S.-Dakota War. Each presentation will begin on the hour and last about 45 minutes, which will include time for questions. There will be a lunch break from 12-1 p.m. The speakers are listed here; speaking times have not been scheduled.
Dr. Mary Lethert Wingerd, associate professor of history at St. Cloud State University. She will provide perspective on the history of the area we now call Minnesota as well as a framework for the U.S.-Dakota War.
Dr. Elden Lawrence, former president of Sisseton Wahpeton College and former visiting professor of ethnic studies at Minnesota State University, Mankato. He will share personal reflections and academic research on the war specifically related to his Christian Dakota ancestors.
Dr. Zabelle Stodola, professor of English at the University of Arkansas-Little Rock. The working title of her presentation is “Snana: Minnesota's Pocohontas,” which will deconstruct and expose the reasons for the overly positive cultural stereotyping and sentimentalization of both Pocahontas and Snana (Maggie Brass).
Walt Bachman, B.A., M.A., J.D., former trial attorney. His presentation is titled "Differing Portrayals of the Dakota War Over Time: Political Correctness in 1900 and 2012," which will cover the radically differing approaches taken by historians during the two selected periods.
Dr. Julie Humann Anderson, whose dissertation is titled "Reconciling Memory: Landscapes, Commemorations, and Enduring Conflicts of the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862."
This project is sponsored by the Friends of the New Ulm Public Library through funding provided by the New Ulm Area Foundation and the Carl and Verna Schmidt Foundation. Partners include the Brown County Historical Society, Junior Pioneers, and Turner Hall.
CONTACT
Kris Wiley is our assistant library director and programming specialist. Please contact her if you have questions about scheduled events, or ideas for future ones.
Email: kwiley@tds.lib.mn.us
Phone: 507-359-8334
City of New Ulm
Traverse des Sioux Library System
U.S.-DAKOTA WAR SERIES: CARRIE ZEMAN
Thursday, July 26, 7 p.m.
Turner Hall, 102 S. State St.
Historian Carrie Zeman will discuss her newly released reprint of Mary Butler Renville's 1863 story, "A Thrilling Narrative of Indian Captivity." The project is sponsored by the library, Turner Hall, and the Brown County Historical Society.
This project is made possible by a grant provided by the Traverse des Sioux Library System and was funded in part or in whole with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
SHELDON WOLFCHILD DOCUMENTARY SCREENING AND DISCUSSION
Thursday, August 16, 7 p.m.
Martin Luther College's Wittenberg Collegiate Center Auditorium
Filmmaker Sheldon Wolfchild will screen and discuss "The Indian System," the first part of his new documentary titled "Stardreamers." Wolfchild is a member of the Lower Sioux Community who has appeared in a number of feature films and television shows.
Free tickets will be distributed to attend this event. Details to follow.
This project is made possible by a grant provided by the Traverse des Sioux Library System and was funded in part or in whole with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
AUTHOR SCOTT BERG: LINCOLN, LITTLE CROW, AND THE 1862 U.S.-DAKOTA WAR
Monday, August 20, 1 p.m.
Turner Hall, 102 S State St, New Ulm
Scott Berg is the author of the forthcoming “38 Nooses: Lincoln, Little Crow, and the Beginning of the Frontier's End,” a popular history about the events surrounding the executions of 38 Dakota Indians in Minnesota in 1862 (Pantheon, 2012; Vintage, 2013). Berg holds a BA in Architecture from the University of Minnesota, an MA in English from Miami University of Ohio, and an MFA in Creative Writing from George Mason University, where he teaches nonfiction writing and literature in GMU’s undergraduate and graduate creative writing programs. Berg publishes regularly in the Washington Postand Washington Post Magazine.
This project is sponsored by Community and Seniors Together with funding from the Carl and Verna Schmidt Foundation. Project partners include the New Ulm Public Library, Brown County Historical Society, and Turner Hall.
HISTORIAN DR. GWEN WESTERMAN: CHOOSING SIDES ON AUGUST 20TH
Monday, August 20, 2 p.m.
Turner Hall, 102 S State St, New Ulm
Dr. Gwen Westerman is a member of the English faculty at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where she is director of the humanities program. Her teaching and research specialties include American literature, multicultural and Native American literatures, technical communication, and humanities. She recently spoke at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter as part of its Dakota Series. She will speak at Turner Hall on the U.S.-Dakota War from a contemporary female perspective.
This project is sponsored by Community and Seniors Together with funding from the Carl and Verna Schmidt Foundation. Project partners include the New Ulm Public Library, Brown County Historical Society, and Turner Hall.
MULTICULTURAL DANCE CELEBRATION
Monday, August 20, 7 p.m.
German Park, New Ulm
The Mike Lucio Native American Dancers will team up with the Dale Holtz Polka Band and Otto's Sound for a multi-ethnic dance celebration.
This project is sponsored by Friends of German Park with funding from the Carl and Verna Schmidt Foundation. Project partners include the Friends of the New Ulm Public Library, New ULm Park and Rec, KNUJ, and the Brown County Historical Society.
AFTERNOON WITH THE AUTHORS
Tuesday, August 21, 12-2 p.m.
Turner Hall, 102 S State St, New Ulm
An all-star lineup of authors will be on hand to discuss their publications related to the U.S.-Dakota War. Those scheduled to appear include: Loren Dean Boutin; John Christgau; Lois Glewwe; Collette A. Hyman; Michael Keigan; John LaBatte; Corinne Marz; Lowell Ueland; and Jeff Williamson. This project is coordinated by JoAnne Griebel, media specialist at Cathedral High School in New Ulm.
150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE U.S.-DAKOTA WAR COMMEMORATION ROUNDTABLE
Thursday, August 23, 10 a.m-12 p.m.
Turner Hall, 102 S State St, New Ulm
A roundtable panel will discuss various aspects of events leading up to, including, and following the Dakota War in a point-counterpoint format. Panelists include historians Curtis Dahlin, Corinne Marz, Stephen Osman, and Don Heinrich Tolzmann. Daniel Hoisington will moderate the event.
This project is made possible by a grant provided by the Traverse des Sioux Library System and was funded in part or in whole with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Partners include Turner Hall, the Brown County Historical Society, Friends of the New Ulm Public Library, and the 150th Steering Committee of the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862.
HOWARD J. VOGEL, BANISHMENT & RETURN: READING THE DAKOTA TREATIES AFTER THE DAKOTA-U.S. WAR OF 1862
Thursday, August 23, 1 p.m.
Turner Hall, 102 S State St, New Ulm
Two Congressional Acts passed in February and March of 1863 shaped the relations between the Dakota people, the settlers and the land after the War of 1862. While these Acts are often interpreted to have abrogated the treaties between the Dakota people and the United States, and banished them from the state, a far different understanding of these Acts of Congress is possible when the judicially developed Rules of Sympathetic Construction of Indian Treaties are taken seriously in reading these treaties. This leads to the surprising conclusion that, in an important sense, the Dakota treaties continue to have effect today.
Howard J. Vogel, is Professor of Law Emeritus at Hamline University School of Law where he taught Constitutional Law, International Human Rights Law, Restorative Justice and Ethics for thirty-seven years (1975 to 2012). Trained in both Law and Theology, he continues to engage in research, writing and speaking about cultural conflict over interpretation of the treaties between the Indigenous peoples of North America and the United States, and the protection of Native American sacred sites.
DON HEINRICH TOLZMANN, WAR ON THE HOME FRONT: THE DAKOTA WAR OF 1862
Thursday, August 23, 7 p.m.
Library Meeting Room
New Ulm Public Library and the Brown County Historical Society welcome historian Don Heinrich Tolzmann. Tolzmann is former curator of the German-Americana Collection and Director of German-American Studies at the University of Cincinnati. Author and editor of numerous books on German-American history and culture, Tolzmann currently serves as President of the German-American Citizens League of Greater Cincinnati and Curator of the German Heritage Museum of Cincinnati.
This project is made possible by a grant provided by the Traverse des Sioux Library System and was funded in part or in whole with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE U.S.-DAKOTA WAR SYMPOSIUM
Friday, August 24, 9 a.m-3 p.m.
Turner Hall, 102 S State St, New Ulm
This project will provide a broad, academic perspective on various aspects of the U.S.-Dakota War. Each presentation will begin on the hour and last about 45 minutes, which will include time for questions. There will be a lunch break from 12-1 p.m. The speakers are listed here; speaking times have not been scheduled.
Dr. Mary Lethert Wingerd, associate professor of history at St. Cloud State University. She will provide perspective on the history of the area we now call Minnesota as well as a framework for the U.S.-Dakota War.
Dr. Elden Lawrence, former president of Sisseton Wahpeton College and former visiting professor of ethnic studies at Minnesota State University, Mankato. He will share personal reflections and academic research on the war specifically related to his Christian Dakota ancestors.
Dr. Zabelle Stodola, professor of English at the University of Arkansas-Little Rock. The working title of her presentation is “Snana: Minnesota's Pocohontas,” which will deconstruct and expose the reasons for the overly positive cultural stereotyping and sentimentalization of both Pocahontas and Snana (Maggie Brass).
Walt Bachman, B.A., M.A., J.D., former trial attorney. His presentation is titled "Differing Portrayals of the Dakota War Over Time: Political Correctness in 1900 and 2012," which will cover the radically differing approaches taken by historians during the two selected periods.
Dr. Julie Humann Anderson, whose dissertation is titled "Reconciling Memory: Landscapes, Commemorations, and Enduring Conflicts of the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862."
This project is sponsored by the Friends of the New Ulm Public Library through funding provided by the New Ulm Area Foundation and the Carl and Verna Schmidt Foundation. Partners include the Brown County Historical Society, Junior Pioneers, and Turner Hall.
CONTACT
Kris Wiley is our assistant library director and programming specialist. Please contact her if you have questions about scheduled events, or ideas for future ones.
Email: kwiley@tds.lib.mn.us
Phone: 507-359-8334
City of New Ulm
Traverse des Sioux Library System