Monthly Archives: May 2011
Here are 3 more articles about Mendota.
This came out of one of the newspaper articles about Mendota.
It would be beyond shameful to evict the Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota from their original home yet again. Considering what our immigrant forbears did to the native people of this land, it’s already an embarrassment that the Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota are using a rundown, ramshackle building as their community center. Would someone please explain how a landlord can get away without provide basic plumbing?
We owe it to the original founders of Mendota to provide them a permanent place to gather, teach their language, history and traditions, and thrive as other ethnic groups do in their community centers. American Indians are among the poorest of the poor, so I don’t know how this will be done. We must not tolerate the eviction of our neighbors from Mendota.
Thank you to whom ever wrote this. The Mendota Community.
These are the Video’s Brian Gilbert made for Mendota.
Oheyawahi / Pilot Knob
David Wilson has passed into the Spirit World.
We have lost another cherished loved one, I will miss his smile. When I think of David I will think of him on the drum. And of course Tracy by his side.
David Emery Wilson
David Emery Wilson, “Ogema Benai” which means “King Bird”, 55, of Brooklyn Center, MN, passed away on Thursday, May 5, 2011 at home with his family by his side. He was born on November 18, 1955 in Cass Lake, MN to Matthew Lambert and Mary Jane Wilson.
David enjoyed life and using his tobacco. Everything he did had so much enthusiasm.
He was preceded in death his father and all his Sundance family that went before him.
David is survived by his wife Tracy of Brooklyn Center, mother; Mary Jane of Cass Lake, sons; David (Jenny Bilges) Wilson, Jr. and Michael Wilson both of Brooklyn Center, daughters; Deanna (Korey) Fredrickson of Brooklyn Park and Rebecca Cacas of Minneapolis, MN, grandchildren Gordon Guenther, Alysa Stahlmann and Makenzie Cacas.
A wake service for David will begin at 5:00 p.m ., Saturday, May 7 at the Indian Center 1530 East Franklin in Minneapolis. The wake will be moved on Sunday to the Facility Center in Cass Lake where it will continue until the 12:00 p.m. service on Monday. Merlin Deegan, Sr. will officiate. Pallbearers will be David Wilson, Jr ., Michael Wilson, Gordon Guenther, Terry Alex, Dewitt Mahto and Paul Peralta. Honorary pallbearers will be the Crow Creek Long Riders and the American Indian Movement. Interment will be held at the Prince of Peace Cemetery in Cass Lake following the service.
Arrangements entrusted to Northern Peace Funeral Home of Walker, MN.
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