Dakota Santee Sioux announce dedication of new monument to honor ancestors and veterans

SANTEE NE – After years of planning, the Dakota Santee Sioux announced the Dedication and Blessing event of the recently completed first phase of monuments honoring Isanti Dakota Ancestors and combat war veterans, located in Santee, NE.
This historic event will take place on Saturday, November 30th at 1:00pm in the village of Santee, and is dedicated to the strong survivors and proud descendants of the 1862 Dakota War and the 38 + 2 Warriors that were executed in Minnesota in December of 1862. This was the largest mass execution in the history of the United States. In 1863, Congress abrogated all existing treaties between the Santee and the government, and were exiled to other sites, during which time over 300 Santee died from disease and malnutrition.
The Santee arrived in Nebraska in 1866, and today the Santee Sioux Reservation is located in northeast Nebraska along the Missouri River. Bordered on the north side by the Lewis and Clark Lake, it encompasses an area approximately 17 miles long and 13 miles wide. In spite of the severe punishments from the U.S. Government and removal from their traditional homelands in 1863, the Santee Sioux continue to re-build their Nation through their Dakota life-ways of language and culture, education, and economic development.
This momentous dedication event will also honor all Veterans from the Santee Sioux Nation, acknowledging and appreciating their service to the United States war efforts and the sacrifice they’ve given. Special honors will be bestowed on Santee Sioux Tribal Member, Walter “Cody” John, PFC, US Army – WWII South Pacific, CODE TALKER, who posthumously received the Congressional Gold Medal of Honor. The Japanese were not able to break the US code, which was all in the Dakota language. Also, Tate Kaga (Wind Maker) was one of the 38 Dakota Isanti warriors executed in 1862. Both Dakota
Heroes have monuments. The 38 + 2 Warriors are recognized with their names inscribed on a granite boulder and Isanti Dakota history is inscribed on a separate granite boulder. The “Wall of Combat War Veterans” names are inscribed through the Vietnam /US War. The second phase of this historic project involves inscribing Combat Tribal member Veteran names after the Vietnam/US War.
All friends, family, media, and the public are invited and encouraged to attend this event.
For interviews or more information, contact Thelma Thomas at 402.857.3860 or visit ohiyacasino.com.

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