"The Dakota After the War" presented by John Isch-Author and Historian

"The Dakota  After the War" Presented by John Isch Local Historian & Author-New Ulm, MN Sunday,  September 22nd 2-3 PM Museum Educational Media Center John Isch, retired volunteer for the Brown County Historical Society in New Ulm, MN, has put together a power point presentation on the story of the Dakota and Winnebago tribes after the US-Dakota War of 1862.  John is also the author of two books, and co-author of a third on the  US-Dakota War.  The program will include the  Dakota trials, the imprisonment, the internment camp, and the reservations in both the US and  Canada.  There will also be a discussion of the  return of some of the Dakota to Minnesota and the Native American communities in Minnesota today.  The stories of two teenage Dakota boys who  survived the war will also be highlighted, and will help to illustrate the challenges facing the Dakota after the war.   We hope you will join us for this insightful look into the aftermath and  consequences of the War of 1862 here in the Museum?s new  Educational Media Center.  Coffee and refreshments will be served, and  tours of the gallery spaces will be given.