Subject Headings: Dakota Indians and Dakota Language - Minnesota Digital Library Search Results

Creator:: Williamson, John P.; Riggs, Alfred L.
Date Created:: 1898
Description:: This hymnal is a combination of standard Christian songs translated into Dakota and songs of Dakota origin (words and/or tunes).
Contributing Institution:: Synod of Lakes and Prairies, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Type:: Notated Music
Format:: Hymnals

Creator:: Williamson, Thomas S.
Date Created:: 1875
Description:: This book is a direct translation from Hebrew into Dakota of three books of the bible: Joshua, Judges and Ruth.
Contributing Institution:: Synod of Lakes and Prairies, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Type:: Text
Format:: Books

Date Created:: 1894
Description:: This pamphlet was created to teach students at the Santee Normal Training about the care of horses. The Santee Normal Training School instructed Dakota children in the Dakota language. These children came from families who were removed from Minnesota to Nebraska after the U.S.-Dakota War in 1863. Reverend A.L. Riggs founded the school in 1870 as an academy to train Native teachers. The school developed a printing press in 1871 and produced many materials in the Dakota language.
Contributing Institution:: Synod of Lakes and Prairies, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Type:: Text
Format:: Pamphlets

Creator:: Riggs, Alfred L.
Date Created:: 1870 - 1933
Description:: A classroom instruction tool, this 24 page wall scroll uses images, alphabet letters, words and phrases in the Dakota language to teach math functions and reading. This item was designed to hang on the classroom wall.
Contributing Institution:: Synod of Lakes and Prairies, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Type:: Text
Format:: Instructional materials

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