Category Archives: The Research Behind Pam’s Books
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The Attack on the Lower Sioux agency and the Battle of Fort Ridgely
Leave a commentFebruary 1, 2024 by pamelanowak
Originally Published Jan. 25, 2020 The headquarters of the Lower Sioux Agency was among the first sites to be attacked …
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The Dakota Conflict Battles of New Ulm
Leave a commentFebruary 1, 2024 by pamelanowak
Originally published Jan. 18, 2020 In 1862, New Ulm was the largest town in the area of the Sioux Reservation. …
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A General Overview of the Dakota Conflict at Lake Shetek
Leave a commentFebruary 1, 2024 by pamelanowak
Originally published January 11, 2020 The Dakota Conflict began for the settlement at Lake Shetek just after sunrise on August …
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A General Overview of the Dakota Conflict
Leave a commentFebruary 1, 2024 by pamelanowak
Originally published Jan. 4, 2020 When the four young Wahpeton youths who had killed the Whites near Acton rode into …
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Events Leading to the Dakota Conflict
Leave a commentJanuary 31, 2024 by pamelanowak
Originally published December 28, 2019 The roots of the Dakota Conflict were many, varied, and complex. White settlement and the …
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Sioux Culture for Non-Natives (as it applies to the Dakota Conflict)
Leave a commentJanuary 31, 2024 by pamelanowak
Originally published December 21, 2019 One of the largest barriers between cultural groups is a lack of understanding about values, …
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A (very) General Overview of Minnesota History up to 1862
Leave a commentJanuary 31, 2024 by pamelanowak
Originally published December 14, 2019 The earliest inhabitants of the area that became Minnesota were migratory hunters. Evidence of settlement, …
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The Sioux Nation
Leave a commentJanuary 31, 2024 by pamelanowak
Originally published December 7, 2019 For those unfamiliar with the Dakota (many of us), understanding the Dakota Conflict of 1862 …
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How the Lake Shetek Story Stayed Alive
January 31, 2024 by pamelanowak
Originally published November 16, 2019 That we know so much today about the events that occurred at Lake Shetek during …
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A Glimpse of Lake Shetek
Leave a commentJanuary 31, 2024 by pamelanowak
Originally Published November 9, 2019 Lake Shetek was home to the Dakota long before discovered by White settlers. The name …
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