David Bradley
Critical/Descriptive Review with Native Histories of Mankato
Learning Resources:
Native Arts Learning Posters from the Plains Art Museum
Within this link you can access all of the learning posters that include both Dakota and Ojibwe artists who use their contemporary perspectives to share about their personal, societal, historic, and cultural context. Great for classroom use!
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Multiple Perspectives to Consider When Crafting a Learning Experience on this Challenging History
The Traumatic True History & Name List of the Dakota 38
Concepts/Topics Explored:
-Guilt vs. Innocence
-Perspective that is unfavorable of Abraham Lincoln and his role in this history
-Native names of the men who were publicly hung at this execution
-Significant Dakota names in our local history
-Guilt vs. Innocence
-Perspective that is unfavorable of Abraham Lincoln and his role in this history
-Native names of the men who were publicly hung at this execution
-Significant Dakota names in our local history
Caske's Pardon, by Gwen Westerman
A quilt created by Gwen Westerman, from Blue Earth, MN and professor at MN State University Mankato.
Concepts/Topics Explored:
-Innocence vs Guilt
-Role of US Government in trials with Native people
-Dakota 38
Concepts/Topics Explored:
-Innocence vs Guilt
-Role of US Government in trials with Native people
-Dakota 38
The US Dakota War of 1862: The Trials & Hangings
MN History Center Content