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Truth telling 150 years later

Dan Olson September 7, 2012, 1:05 PM Sep 7, 2012

Wolfchild’s message is the Dakota people didn’t cause the war.

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Minnesota Sounds & Voices

Anger to empathy at the US – Dakota war exhibit

Dan Olson August 24, 2012, 2:04 PM Aug 24, 2012

Knowledge and information can change a person’s understanding of the past. That seems to be the case for at least one person involved in creating the Minnesota Historical Society’s exhibit on the US – Dakota Ware of 1862.

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More women and people of color on Minnesota road projects

Dan Olson August 17, 2012, 8:37 PM Aug 17, 2012

Minnesota Department of Transportation faces were grim a few years ago. My colleague, Mike Edgerly and I sat in an agency conference room with MnDOT bosses and asked about some sobering numbers. Their efforts to recruit and find women and people of color for road and bridge projects were falling short. Not just once, but Read more →

Rally planned in response to cross burning

trobertson June 13, 2012, 3:58 PM Jun 13, 2012

A Bemidji group focused on race relations will host a community anti-racism rally Thursday. The Shared Vision-sponsored rally is in response to a recent cross burning incident at a residence north of the city.

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