Tues with a Scholar: Letters Home: Dakota POWs after the War of 1862
After the tragic events of the Dakota War of 1862, hundreds of Dakota remained prisoners of the U.S. Army. So great was their longing to remain connected with their families and communities that they taught themselves to write in order to send messages home. University of Minnesota professor Christopher Pexa, author of Translated Nation: Rewriting the Dakota Oyate, will talk about the legacy of these remarkable letters and what we can learn from them and the men who wrote them.
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Increased awareness of an important era of Minnesota history; enhanced recognition of the library as a cultural center for the community.
After the tragic events of the Dakota War of 1862, hundreds of Dakota remained prisoners of the U.S. Army. So great was their longing to remain connected with their families and communities that they taught themselves to write in order to send messages home. University of Minnesota professor Christopher Pexa, author of Translated Nation: Rewriting the Dakota Oyate, talked about the legacy of these remarkable letters and what we can learn from them and the men who wrote them.
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute