Search results for

North Dakota Native American Essential Understanding Number Six is about native contributions. It states, "Native people continue to contribute to all levels of society, from local to global, in diverse fields, including medicine, science, government, education, economics, art, music, and many more." In this episode of Dakota Datebook, we'll hear Alex DeCoteau, educator and enrolled Member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, share his insight into exactly what it is that Native Americans have contributed to the United States.

Monday, January 16, 2023 - Erika Bolstad is a journalist who came to North Dakota in search of mineral rights and the legacy of the great-grandmother who homesteaded the land. She wrote about the search in her book, “Windfall: The Prairie Woman Who Lost Her Way and the Great-Granddaughter Who Found Her.” ~~~ People in Selma, Alabama, are celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's legacy — even as they clean up after a series of large tornadoes roared across the state last week killing six people. ~~~ One of Martin Luther King Junior’s most important confidants was a Jewish businessman from New York named Stanley Levison, has remained largely hidden from public view. This story comes to us from Matthew Schuerman of WNYC. ~~~ In an episode of TellTale, Dakota Folklife and Stories we hear from elders in central North Dakota as they reminisce about staying warm and having fun during the harsh cold winters of their childhoods.

Tuesday, January 10, 2023 - Libby Martin is a design specialist at Thomsen Homes. She looks forward as we discuss hot trends for new homes. ~~~ Chuck Lura shares a Natural North Dakota essay about woodpeckers. ~~~ Dr. Bill Peterson, director, State Historical Society of North Dakota and Maj. Gen. Al Dohrmann, of the North Dakota National Guard discusses next steps relative to a planned North Dakota Military History Museum at the North Dakota Heritage Center.

Today is another story of the young preacher called from seminary in St. Louis to McKenzie County a century ago. For 10 months, the Rev. Richard C. Jahn preached in English and German, and baptized, confirmed, and buried residents. He lodged with a bachelor homesteader in a cabin east of Watford City. At age 21, Jahn attended a dying person for the first time, a man mangled by wolves.

Wednesday, January 11, 2023 - Dr. Marcus Fries, associate professor and chair of the department of mathematics and computer science at Dickinson State, discusses his latest article, The Encrypted History of Cryptography. Cryptography, he says, is necessary for modern society and it’s something we use multiple times per day. ~~~ Wes Philome is the CEO of OneFargoND, an organization pushing for racial equity and social reforms. As we approach the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, he reflects on King’s legacy and what it meant in his life as he visits with John Harris, host of the Prairie Pulse television show.

In this episode of Dakota Datebook, we'll hear Alex DeCoteau, educator and enrolled Member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, share his insight into exactly what it is that Native Americans have contributed to the United States.

Bill Thomas and Dave Thompson discuss North Dakota Legislative Review and some things to watch for in the 2023 Session.

On this date in 1930, Edward Robertson, president of Wesley College, sent this typed letter to Vernon Squires, dean of liberal arts at the University of North Dakota: “Dear Friend of Thirty Years: This is a love letter. It is a bit unusual for one man to write a love letter to another man. I am not sure of the correct form or phrasing of it, but I am sure that no other sort would suit my idea of a letter that I wish to have bound together with writings of other friends in a Blue Key testimonial."

As 1930 drew to a close, North Dakotans were in a state of shock. In the early hours of December 28, the guard on duty at the state capitol building heard a noise on the fourth floor and discovered a fire. He immediately called in a fire alarm. Bismarck’s two fire trucks and three firefighters quickly responded, but the blaze was out of control. As word of the disaster spread, citizens hurried to help.

Thursday, January 12, 2023 - The Taube Museum of Art has been a vital part of the overall Minot community since the early 1970s! The Museum is planning the grand opening of the Dr. Andrea E. Donovan Library. The library will honor the late Dr. Andrea Donovan, and her love of art, architecture, and history. We visit with Rachel Alfaro, executive director. ~~~ Tom Isern shares a Plains Folk essay: “Whose Song is This, Anyway?” ~~~ Root cellar Sue Balcom is here for a discussion of cooking trends.