‘Cover Stories’ Archives
Reparation for 350 in “Potter”'s Field” Sept 9th 1:30 PM
A simple tombstone of austere black granite at the extreme northeast corner of Pioneers and Soldiers Cemetery marks the “Potter”'s Field” resting place of 350 people. This marker of reparation cannot identify and give proper acknowledgement of each life, but it does bear witness that a large institution can acknowledge and begin to repair a previous injustice delivered by those in decision-making roles at that time. On September 9, 2012, there will be a dedication and remembrance ceremony for 350 people whose deaths passed more or less unnoticed in the early part of the 20th century. They are buried together at the bottom of the hill in the Potters Field at Minneapolis Pioneers and Soldiers Memorial Cemetery. As Francis Phelan, protagonist of William Kennedy”'s Ironweed, viewed it, they are neighbors, situated in this particular place since some time between 1914 and 1916. They are the people whose remains were the subject of study at the University”'s [...]
Indigenous Sounds, Sights, Stories, and Stars
On the shores of the “Misi-ziibi” & “O-Wa-Mni” “Ha-Ha Tanka” You will be welcomed near the Great, Sacred Mississippi River and its only Waterfalls to enjoy four August evenings of inspiring music, culture, history, film, nature, and the stars by artists, educators, and elders sharing their talents and legacies with those gathered as has happened at this location for centuries. Indigenous Music & Movies in the Park Series Free Family Event 4 Tuesdays in August Events begin at 4:30,- Music at 7:00 ”“ Movies at Dusk Each Tuesday features Lisa Yankton as MC; Jim Rock, Dakota Astronomer and Educator ,2 minutes of ”˜Truth Telling”', and food grower Dream of Wild Health with farmer”'s market and menu available. Each Tuesday features a variety of local and nationally known American Indian Music and Film Makers. “This Series is an educational and intercultural exchange through public art from a [...]
