Byron White

Byron White was born in Red Wing, Minnesota in 1940 to Martin and Elsie May White. Byron lives in Lake Elmo, Minnesota and is a tribal member of the Prairie Island Indian Community.

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Title The lessons that they told almost made you ashamed to be Indian Byron White \|Oral History	Other Details Theme: Growing Up Topics: Growing Up, Dakota in White Systems, Education Keywords: School, Savage, History
Title They all stuck together no matter what. Byron White \|Oral History	Other Details Theme: Culture and Values Topics: Dakota Culture and Values, Growing Up Keywords: Helping Others
Title “Let them eat grass.” Byron White \|Oral History	Other Details Theme: 1862 Topics: Perspectives on 1862, U.S. Government Keywords: Dakota and U.S. Gov't
Title Who said once, “Treaties are made to be broken.” Well, I guess they were right Byron White \|Oral History	Other Details Theme: Shared History Topics: Treaties Keywords: Treaties
Title Humanity sometimes is cruel. Byron White \|Oral History	Other Details Theme: 1862 Topics: Fort Snelling Keywords: Fort Snelling

Byron White

Associations: Dakota (Oceti Šakowiŋ), Prairie Island Community,

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