John LaBatte

John LaBatte lives in New Ulm, Minnesota but grew up in Minneapolis, Wyoming, Minnesota, and Robbinsdale. He is of Dakota and White descent.

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Title I believe in understanding on both sides John LaBatte \|Oral History	Other Details Theme: 1862 Topics: Perspectives on 1862, Leaders in War, Mankato Hangings, Oral History, Marches Keywords: Ramsey, Guilt, Marches, Soldiers
Title They're still fighting the Dakota War among themselves John LaBatte \|Oral History	Other Details Theme: 1862 Topics: Ways of Commemorating Keywords: Minnesota Historical Society
Title That whole process is very complicated John LaBatte \|Oral History	Other Details Theme: 1862 Topics: Perspectives on 1862, Factions, Missionaries, Christianity, Fur Trade, Dakota and Settler Relationships Keywords: Myrick, LaBatte, Intermarriage, Kinship, Starvation, Lac qui Parle, Acton, Conversion, Big Eagle (Waŋbdí Tháŋka), Chief Red Iron (Ma-za-sa)
Title Education needs to tell the truth about what happened John LaBatte \|Oral History	Other Details Theme: 1862 Topics: Family in 1862 Keywords: LaBatte, Quinn, Hapstina
Title Do you think they would have stopped to have trials? John LaBatte \|Oral History	Other Details Theme: 1862 Topics: Aftermath of 1862, Dakota Exile/Diaspora, Mankato Hangings, Abraham Lincoln, Forced Marches Keywords: Dakota Exile/Diaspora, Mankato, Hangings, Lincoln, March
Title Where did the Dakota Indian get their land? John LaBatte \|Oral History	Other Details Theme: Shared History Topics: Treaties, Dakota Land, Trade Keywords: Treaties, Trade, Migration
Title I see errors in Minnesota Historical Society's signs and books John LaBatte \|Oral History	Other Details Theme: Shared History Topics: Forced Conversion, Missionaries, Lower Sioux Agency Keywords: Missionaries, Christianity
Title Some people call it a clash of cultures. I don't, that's too general John LaBatte \|Oral History	Other Details Theme: Shared History Topics: Dakota and Settler Relationships Keywords: Fur Traders, Missionaries, Treaties
Title Two of my grandfathers were sentenced to hang at Mankato John LaBatte \|Oral History	Other Details Theme: 1862 Topics: Family in 1862, Aftermath of 1862 Keywords: Christianity, Davenport Prison, Faribault, Henry Whipple, Mankato
Title The notion is that if you're Christian you can't be an Indian John LaBatte \|Oral History	Other Details Theme: Life Today Topics: Spirituality Keywords: Christianity
Title I believe that Little Crow was a reluctant leader John LaBatte \|Oral History	Other Details Theme: 1862 Topics: Leaders in War, Little Crow, Gabriel Renville, Aftermath of 1862 Keywords: Little Crow (Thaóyate Dúta), Gabriel Renville
Title Take the politics out of it and deal with it from a historical aspect John LaBatte \|Oral History	Other Details Theme: 1862 Topics: Understanding, Education, Forced Marches, Fort Snelling Keywords: Education, Genocide, Marches, Anger, Fort Snelling

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John LaBatte

Associations: Dakota (Oceti Šakowiŋ), New Ulm (Settler Descendant),