Article
Book Review: Mni Wakan Oyate (Spirit Lake Nation): A History of the Sisituwan, Wahpeton, Pabaska, and other Dakota that settled at Spirit Lake, North Dakota, by Mark Diedrich. Fort Totten: Cankdeska Cikana Community College Publishing.
North Dakota History
(2008)
Abstract
Commissioned by Cankdeska Cikana Community College, Mark Diedrich has written a detailed history of the Spirit Lake Nation from an indigenous perspective. Writing history is an important part of exercising sovereignty, since the definition of what happened in the past is influential in bringing people into the future.
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Publication Date
2008
Publisher Statement
2008. Braun, S.F., Posted with permission.
Citation Information
Sebastian Braun. "Book Review: Mni Wakan Oyate (Spirit Lake Nation): A History of the Sisituwan, Wahpeton, Pabaska, and other Dakota that settled at Spirit Lake, North Dakota, by Mark Diedrich. Fort Totten: Cankdeska Cikana Community College Publishing." North Dakota History Vol. 75 Iss. 3&4 (2008) p. 54 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/sebastian-braun/38/