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Posted Oct 29, 2015 at Main

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Wampum Belt Films LLC

Tomorrow Bill Weiss and I will begin screening our documentary, Little Crow and the Dakota War. Our production company is Wampum Belt Films, LLC. Tribes used to use wampum belts as objects of great value to accompany great and serious messages to other groups or tribes. This is a fitting... Continue reading

Posted Oct 9, 2015 at Main

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GRASS DANCE of the SPIRIT LAKE DAKOTA. Two weeks...

GRASS DANCE of the SPIRIT LAKE DAKOTA. Two weeks ago Cankdeska Cikana Community College of the Spirit Lake Reservation in North Dakota released the Grass Dance book. It was written by my friend, Louie Garcia, and polished and edited by myself. The college, under President Cynthia Lindquist, published it. I... Continue reading

Posted Oct 9, 2014 at Main

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OLD BETSEY. Bill and I visited Lower Sioux...

OLD BETSEY. Bill and I visited Lower Sioux yesterday. Liz Redwing lined-up a number of Little Crow relatives for interviews for the Little Crow documentary. It was Liz's search online for OLD BETSEY that prompted her to get in touch with me. For those who are interested, OLD BETSEY, the... Continue reading

Posted Oct 8, 2014 at Main

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DAVID WEISS, portraying James Lynde. Bill Weiss...

DAVID WEISS, portraying James Lynde. Bill Weiss and I are still working steadily to complete our documentary entitled, LITTLE CROW AND THE DAKOTA WAR. We have been very fortunate to find people who can portray various characters needed in the film to tell the Little Crow story. Bill Weiss, my... Continue reading

Posted Sep 6, 2014 at Main

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Can't help but love God's little creatures. A...

Can't help but love God's little creatures. A couple of chipmunks have found the ground below my wife's bird-feeders, and are eagerly eating up everything the birds are spilling. This chipmunk will be named "Chip" of course. Continue reading

Posted Sep 6, 2014 at Main

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FERN CLOUD. Bill Weiss and I drove to Granite...

FERN CLOUD. Bill Weiss and I drove to Granite Falls to meet with Little Crow descendant, Fern Cloud. She is a very interesting person and gave us a very thought-provoking discussion on many matters related to Little Crow and her own life as a descendant. We believe her story will... Continue reading

Posted Nov 25, 2013 at Main

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My wife and I visited the Ute Indian Museum in...

My wife and I visited the Ute Indian Museum in Montrose, Colorado. Included in their collections are clothing worn by the famous Ute chieftain, Ouray. He lived in the Montrose area in the mid-1800s, as well as in the place known today as Ouray. Continue reading

Posted Oct 7, 2013 at Main

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Bill Weiss and I have been busily working on our...

Bill Weiss and I have been busily working on our Little Crow documentary. Recently, we filmed a narration section at the Governor's Room at the Minnesota State Capitol building. This room features a painting of the infamous Treaty of Traverse des Sioux of 1851. Continue reading

Posted Oct 7, 2013 at Main

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I continue to work on my biography of the two Hole...

I continue to work on my biography of the two Hole in the Day Ojibwe chiefs. In the meantime, I try to get together with Bill Weiss to work on the Little Crow documentary. Recently Lori at the McLeod County Historical Society was willing to be filmed in her Dakota... Continue reading

Posted Jul 24, 2013 at Main

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This past week I was interviewed by Jay Furst of...

This past week I was interviewed by Jay Furst of the Rochester Post Bulletin. He offered to have the paper photographer catch me with the statue of Wapahasha II at Wabasha, MN. I took photos of the placques placed there, with the summaries of the three chiefs Wapahasha lives which... Continue reading

Posted Oct 18, 2012 at Main

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On October 9, 2012 I gave a lecture at Minnesota...

On October 9, 2012 I gave a lecture at Minnesota State University (MSU) at Mankato. I spoke about the history of the Dakota people in Minnesota, as part of a lecture series to honor the 150th anniversary of the Dakota War. Had a good-sized audience and invitation to return. Continue reading

Posted Oct 18, 2012 at Main

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The Great Dakota Homecoming in Winona. I was...

The Great Dakota Homecoming in Winona. I was present for the events on Saturday, September 15, although restricted to talking to the many people who came by my book table in the Education Tent. A number of people had seen "The Indian System" and congratulated me on the presentation and... Continue reading

Posted Sep 17, 2012 at Main

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SHELDON WOLFCHILD at Winona History Center, Sept....

SHELDON WOLFCHILD at Winona History Center, Sept. 12, 1012 Sheldon and I are back at it, attending screenings of the Indian System. We had three events in Winona. The best crowd was at the History Center. More offers to screen the Indian System are coming in. Looks like we could... Continue reading

Posted Sep 13, 2012 at Main

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Promoting "The Indian System" Documentary I've...

Promoting "The Indian System" Documentary I've been very busy lately, attending screenings of "The Indian System." After every showing, Sheldon Wolfchild and I sit on the stage with microphones and take questions and comments from the audience. Our audiences have been moderate to small, however, most of the comers are... Continue reading

Posted Aug 22, 2012 at Main

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Diedrich on "The Indian System" at MinnesotaHistory.net

A new documentary on the causes of 1862 August 21st, 2012 by Sojourner A new documentary, produced and directed by Dakota activist and artist Sheldon P. Wolfchild, chronicling the tragic events of 1862 from the Dakota point of view, which has already been shown at several venues, will be shown... Continue reading

Posted Aug 21, 2012 at Main

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Mark and Sheldon Wolfchild, at New Ulm screening...

Mark and Sheldon Wolfchild, at New Ulm screening of "The Indian System," August 16, 2012 at Martin Luther College. Continue reading

Posted Aug 17, 2012 at Main

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Wolfchild, authors mull ‘Indian System’--is...

Wolfchild, authors mull ‘Indian System’--is the title of a New Ulm Journal article, published today, August 17, 2012. It reviews last night's screening of The Indian System. Check it out. Probably about 100 people attended the event. Continue reading

Posted Aug 17, 2012 at Main

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Posted Jul 31, 2012 at Main

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NEW DVD: BUDGET OF GRIEF: Causes of the Dakota War...

NEW DVD: BUDGET OF GRIEF: Causes of the Dakota War of 1862 featuring Mark Diedrich and produced by Bill Weiss The following is a press release announcing my talk in Hutchinson, Minnesota, in May 2012. This talk was filmed by Bill Weiss and will be released in August in dvd... Continue reading

Posted Jul 27, 2012 at Main

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The first listener review on The Comfort Abounds...

The first listener review on The Comfort Abounds cd at Google play makes special mention of "If the Path I Travel." It reads: "You will be moved to the uttermost with the arrangement and the profound lyrics to M. E. Barber's classic hymn, 'If the Path I Travel.'" I agree... Continue reading

Posted Jul 27, 2012 at Main

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IF THE PATH I TRAVEL Anyone wishing to hear my...

IF THE PATH I TRAVEL Anyone wishing to hear my music to the beloved hymn of Margaret E. Barber, go to www.hymnal.net/hymn.php/nt/377 Continue reading

Posted Jul 23, 2012 at Main

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If the Path I Travel I recently became aware of...

If the Path I Travel I recently became aware of some confusion out there on the internet. There was hymn written by M. E. Barber, a missionary associated with helping the young Watchman Nee in China. Her hymn is actually a prayer that, in spite of suffering and loss, she... Continue reading

Posted Jul 20, 2012 at Main

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O, the beauty of Ojibway floral design beadwork....

O, the beauty of Ojibway floral design beadwork. This piece is in the museum on Madeline Island. Continue reading

Posted Jul 19, 2012 at Main

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Bill Weiss and I ran over to the Sibley House in...

Bill Weiss and I ran over to the Sibley House in Mendota today. Boy, was it a hot one! I recently studied up on SIbley's involvement with the Dakota treaties of 1851. He manipulated the whole event in order to bail out his fur trade business at Dakota expense. Bill... Continue reading

Posted Jul 17, 2012 at Main

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