Marina James

Marina James was born in 1937 in Granite Falls, Minnesota to Victoria and Raymond Smoke. (She was born there while her mother and aunt were visiting relatives.) Marina attended an Indian Residential School in Portage la Prairie from the age of 4 through 14. She is a member of the Dakota Tipi First Nation Community.

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Title You feel right at home, just like you’ve known them for years Marina James \|Oral History	Other Details Theme: Life Today Topics: Dakota Life Today, Homeland Keywords: Home, Diaspora
Title She knew all the different roots Marina James \|Oral History	Other Details Theme: Growing Up Topics: Family, Dakota Culture and Values Keywords: Spirituality, Medicine
Title We learned how to skate and slide down the hill Marina James \|Oral History	Other Details Theme: Growing Up Topics: Growing Up, Family, Work Keywords: Work, Medicine
Title Trying to hide from the Americans Marina James \|Oral History	Other Details Theme: 1862 Topics: Family in War, Aftermath of War, Dakota Exile/Diaspora Keywords: Family, Exile, Diaspora

Marina James

Associations: Dakota (Oceti Šakowiŋ), Dakota Tipi First Nation,

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