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Mike: I sent you an MSN e-mail--thanks- kit

[Curtis Kitto "MIKE"]

Relatives and Friends,

My Cousin Reuben obtained this list and circulated it earlier this year. I thought it would be nice for everyone to be able to read it too.


Subject: Pardon of Dakota Prisoners April 30, 1864



To all Mazaadidi family descendants and good friends:

Thanks to information provided to me by my new friend, Sara Childers of Le Claire, IA I was able to find online the information we have for so many years sought, and am now able to share it with you. Sara provided the list of names and the date of the Presidential Pardon that release them from Camp Mc Clellan on 30 April 1864. The below is excerpted and apparently makes reference to the student who gave the information to Sara Childers in January.


"The Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress

[Abraham Lincoln], April 30, 1864 (List of Sioux Indians pardoned by Lincoln; endorsed by Abraham Lincoln)
IMAGES

Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress. Transcribed and Annotated by the Lincoln Studies Center, Knox College. Galesburg, Illinois.

[Abraham Lincoln] List of Sioux Indians Pardoned [Copy in a Secretarial Hand]1, April 30, 1864

[Note 1 The Indians in question were Sioux who had been sentenced to death after the Minnesota uprising of 1862. They had been confined at Davenport, Iowa, since November of that year. It was alleged in a letter to Lincoln by Thomas S. Williamson, a missionary to the Sioux, that these particular natives had surrendered the white captives taken during the uprising as well as themselves to General Henry Sibley, and that they had therefore expected friendly treatment rather than imprisonment and death sentences. See Williamson to Lincoln, April 24, 1864, and William P. Dole to Lincoln, April 28, 1864.]

Names of Indian prisoners pardoned

Tapeta Tanka

Tahohpi wakan

Wakanhdito

Tate sica

Wiyuha

Tunkan Oyate yanka

Pantaninniye

Conhdoka duta

Kinyan hiyaya

Wiyaka

Kinyan hidan

Oye Maza

Cinkpa tawa

Tunkan Canhdisku

Wakaninapedan or Mazakiyemani

Katpantpan ku

Tahokage

Tunkan hnamani

Bogaga

Tyasa mani

Teaduze

Manikiya

Ahotonna

Maza hdidi

Tate Ibomdu

[Endorsed by Lincoln:]

Pardoned to-day, April 30, 1864

[Endorsed on Envelope by Lincoln:]

Minnesota Indians. End of online excerpt.

I also was able to download photographs of the documents as there are the usual errors in the transcriptions from Dakota to English. Thank you Sara, and please extend our thanks to the student who gave you the list. The student transcriptions are guite good. If any of you would like to find this site on your own, you can google your way to "Abraham Lincoln presidential papers" and navigate your way to "April 30, 1884," to authenticate the origin and accuracy of the list.

Please take the trouble to send Sara a note of thanks for surfacing this information for our family and for all descendants of the Dakota warriors who did their best to save our traditional homeland, mni sota makoce. Sara Childers email is [e-mail].

Please share this information with other Dakota people, friends and relatives, many of whom are not aware of what our ancestors endured on our behalf.

Pidamaya,

Reuben Wambdi Kitto, Jr. (Great grandson of Mazaadidi, who is one of those released under this presidential pardon)

[sara]

Reuben your so neat.

I must add, the college student was given a copy of the pardon by the local Putnam Museum (aka Davenport Science Acadamy) I don't know why they had a copy of the pardoned but nothing else in there records.(?)

I am working on many lists.
One of which is the Dakota Prisoners who died in Davenport. I am finding there names on the 1858 and 1860 annuity list for the Mdewakanton and Whapekute to establish what band they were with.

Another list I am working on is....
The names of Dakota men who had there 1860 annuity payment retained do to War(?)
No one I have talked to can tell me what happened before the 1860 payment that would warrent there monies being retained.
Could these names be members of the Soldiers Lodge?
If anyone can help with this mystery let me know.

Again Reuben,thanks for posting that.
I can't wait to see all your family again.
Sara

[marnie]

LD help please,
Does anyone have any idea who "Makayabdu" is or means. I have her as Lizzie Trudell's mother but can't find her anywhere. I have no idea who Lizzie's parents were.
I was wondering if anyone knows if "Oyateduta", this name was on a list from sunkokcaduta, as Johnson Red Tribe, is related somehow to Taoyateduta? or Little Crow. I would appreciate if anyone could help me with finding a birth cert. for Joseph Johnson Goodteacher. All the records say that he was born in Santee May5 1920. The state of Ne. says they have no records whatsoever of him. Jackie, the baptisms that you sent me don't have him on there and some of the pages are missing that might be from the 1920's (vol2 page9 sheets 50 and 51 are missing) are they just not available? If I can't find my father's birth records, I can just imagine that it will be even harder to find my grandparents and so forth. I thank you ahead.
Marnie

[hermin1]

:omarnie: did you check at the Center for Western Studies at Augustana college? they may have his batismal record, and possibly his birth record. My sources tell me that the BIa was quite lax on recording of births,deaths,marriagesYou may have to rely on a Census record as proof of his birth. I will check Ancestry and let you know what I come up with.
Lizzie Trudell, w/o Peter Trudell: her maiden name is Kage and she was a 1/2 blood.
You need to find out what her mother's English name is.

[hermin1]

:omarni:
Here is what I found at Ancestry.com for Joseph Goodteacher:
SSN Death Index Record: Joseph Goodteacher, SSn: 507-14-4331,birth: 5 May 1920,Death: May 1973, Place: Nebraska.

south Dakota Marriage Records:
Cert. #2242960 Reg. No. 6776
Joseph Goodteacher, Age 25,Residence: Santee,Knox, NE
spouse: Kathleene C. Breece, Age 17, Residence: Niobrara,Knox,NE
Place: Yankton, Yankton County, S.D.
Official: Virgil D. Boyles, County Judge.
Date: 2 Nov. 1946

1930 US Census Harrison,Knox, Ne:
Joseph Goodteacher- Age 10, brother Ermil-Age 12, and sisters Christina-Age8 and Priscilla-Age 2, are listed in household of Esther Johns Age 38 with children Walter-Age 11,Homer-Age 8,Julia-Age 5,Phillip-Age 3 and Batiste-Age 9/12.

[peacekeeper]

Ho Marnie. I just received a copy of an index for the Santee newspaper. I think it ended in 1920. I will check it out. Also if you remind me of what I sent you before, I can double check to see if I have the missing pages.

jackie

[hermin1]

:omarnie: Who were Joseph's parents? It would help me with my search if I knew who they were.

[bruledude04]

jackie
tis me again where can i find info on the names that are mentioned on, prez., lincoln's pardon list that are on this web, i believe my g.g.g.grandfather is on that list his name is tunkan hnamani. on his gravestone it's tunkannahomani sihanska. are they one in the same? any info will be greatly appreciated. thanks.

[marnie]

Hermin,
Thanks a bunch for the help!
Is there an address for Agustana College that you mentioned, that would give me some birth records?
Also is there a place to find out what Makayabdu means in English? Oh yeah, Kathleen is my mother and still lives in North Loup, Ne. Joseph's Parents were Oscar 1895-1971 NE, and Alvina (Johnson) Goodteacher (1901-1943) I haven't yet found a marriage record for them, althugh it does show on the census records how many years they had been married.
Marnie

[marnie]

Jackie.
the records i was talking about were the ones from roger buchholz from the lower sioux agency, sherwyn had sent them to you and you forwarded them to me.
they were on a CD. irealy appreciate it!!
marnie

[hermin1]

marnie: Re. augustana Center for Western Studies, here is contact information:Attn: Center for Western Studies, Augustana College, P.O. Box 727, Sioux Falls S.D. 57197. FAX:[phone], Tel.: [phone]; E-mail: [e-mail]
they charge $15.00 per copy.
I'll see what I can find for Oscar and Alvina and post it here.

[peacekeeper]

marnie, i will double check my copies, but i do remember there were missing pages. roger sent it to me via computer. i am not sure why they were missing, but regardless, they were missing.

jackie

[bruledude04]

sara, i, am not being funny or otherwise.you are one neat helpful person, i for one appreciate anything that you are doing for me, or will be doing for me. (excuse all the mistakes). if there is any info you need on my family feel free to contact me. i have plenty on my g.g.g.grandfather Longfoot tunkannahomani Sihahanska, like to know where he came from and what band he came from. who died in 1867 at age 61 years. his wife was susan longfoot. thanks again. [e-mail].

[bruledude04]

sara, i, am not being funny or otherwise.you are one neat helpful person, i for one appreciate anything that you are doing for me, or will be doing for me. (excuse all the mistakes). if there is any info you need on my family feel free to contact me. i have plenty on my g.g.g.grandfather Longfoot tunkannahomani Sihahanska, like to know where he came from and what band he came from. he died in 1867 at age 61 years. his wife was susan longfoot. thanks again. [e-mail].

[sara]

Flattery will get you everywhere!

What a nice person YOU are!

Did I hear you say you have some Walker's in your family?

How about you email me with a run down of your family tree.
That would be great.

Have a great Sunday.
Sara

[bruledude04]

;D
sara, if you don't mind send me your physical address and i will be happy to send you my family tree.now you have a nice sunday also. no i think i mentioned my g.g.grandmother's name was nancy c lay walker. thanks again .louis

[marnie]

Thanks Jackie
I'll keep plugging along.
marnie

[Curtis Kitto "MIKE"]

Relatives and Friends,

This is to forward the following email from my cousin Reuben W. Kitto, Jr. (I deleted the word "mourn" from the text.) I believe we should celebrate their courageous lives and give thanks for ours.

Curtis "Mike" Kitto


To All Mazaadidi and Pazahiyayewin Descendants, Dakota People and Good Friends:


The Memorial Ceremony and Feast at Lower Sioux Community Center will be held on November 12 to honor our Dakota ancestors who were forcibly marched from the Lower Sioux Agency to Ft. Snelling, on November 7th to the 13th, 1862.

I know that those of you who are able to attend will be there to remember those who endured this 150 mile forced march.


Han Mitakuyapi! Manipi Hena Owasin Wicunkiksuypi

(We Remembered All Those Who Walked)

Memorial events for the 1700+ women, children, and elders; who were forcibly removed and marched from the Lower Sioux Agency on November 7th to the 13th, 1862 to the concentration camp at Fort Snelling, and the 300+ men who were removed and imprisoned at the Mankato concentration camp will be held on November 12th, 2005 at the Lower Sioux Community Center, Morton, Minnesota.

The gathering will begin at 12:30 PM at the Lower Sioux Community Center with memorial ceremonies to remember, honor, and celebrate our ancestors. Following the ceremonies, there will be a thanksgiving feast. Jim Anderson, an oral historian from the Mendota Dakota Community, will tell about the conditions and atrocities that occurred at the concentration camp during the winter of 1862-1863.

Several hundred marchers participated in the 2004 Dakota Commemorative March to remember and honor the ancestors who were forcibly removed from their homeland in 1862. That 150 mile commemorative walk was held November 7th through the 13th, 2004.

The Third Dakota Commemorative March will be held November 7th through the 13th, 2006.

For further information, contact Sharon Odegard at 320-981-0251, or Dottie Whipple, at 507-828-8302, or Mary Beth Faimon at 507-530-1985

This event is sponsored by the Dakota Commemorative March Committee.


Waziyatawin Angela Wilson, Ph.D.
AAUW American Postdoctoral Fellow
Assistant Professor of Indigenous History
Department of History
Arizona State University
PO Box 874302
Tempe, Arizona 85287-4302
[phone] Office
[phone] Fax
[e-mail]"

[peacekeeper]

thank you mike for sharing such an important piece of history with us. also, please thank uncle reuben. tell him i hope he is staying warm in his sunny state.

jackie