LaVonne Swenson

LaVonne Swenson was born in Pipestone, Minnesota in 1948 to Thomas and Iola Jean Columbus. She is enrolled as a member of and lives on the Lower Sioux Reservation.

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Title That’s how they would hide. LaVonne Swenson \|Oral History	Other Details Theme: 1862 Topics: Family in 1862, Aftermath of 1862 Keywords: Bounty
Title That was their last song LaVonne Swenson \|Oral History	Other Details Theme: 1862 Topics: Aftermath of 1862, Mankato Hangings Keywords: Mankato, Hangings
Title They’ve held onto their traditions LaVonne Swenson \|Oral History	Other Details Theme: Life Today Topics: Dakota Life Today, Dakota Culture and Values Keywords: Canada
Title We always talk about our teacher and memories of the school and the games we played. LaVonne Swenson \|Oral History	Other Details Theme: Growing Up Topics: Growing Up, Education, Dakota in White Systems Keywords: School
Title We’re no different. It’s just that we probably had to suffer a whole lot more. LaVonne Swenson \|Oral History	Other Details Theme: Education Topics: Education for Understanding Keywords: Suffer, Education
Title They were punished for speaking it and they didn’t want us to be punished. LaVonne Swenson \|Oral History	Other Details Theme: Growing Up Topics: Dakota Language Keywords: -
Title 50,000 Indian children never came home LaVonne Swenson \|Oral History	Other Details Theme: Life Today Topics: Boarding School, Reparations, Healing Keywords: Canada, Boarding School
Title You get a sense of belonging to that part of history and surviving LaVonne Swenson \|Oral History	Other Details Theme: 1862 Topics: Birch Coulee Keywords: Birch Coulee
Title I think the biggest contribution was our lifestyle LaVonne Swenson \|Oral History	Other Details Theme: Cultural Contributions to U.S. Topics: Dakota Culture and Values Keywords: Food, Lifestyle

LaVonne Swenson

Associations: Dakota (Oceti Šakowiŋ), Lower Sioux Community (Caŋ ŝa yapi ),

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