From West Maka Ska Neighborhood Council:
Discover the Dakota History of Bde Maka Ska with Kate Beane, Ph.D. For the West Maka Ska Neighborhood's third Neighborhood Talk, we are thrilled to host Kate Beane, PH.D! Join us on May 23 as she gives an engaging presentation on the Dakota History of Bde Maka Ska at the Bakken Museum. Dr. Beane, who was instrumental in the restoration of the Dakota name, Bde Maka Ska, promises an engaging and thought-provoking event. Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn from one of the leading experts on local history!
Beane, Flandreau Santee Sioux, has a PhD in American Studies from the University of Minnesota, is director of Native American Initiatives at the Minnesota Historical Society (where she’s also part of the leadership team), and an instructor in the American Indian Studies department at the University of Minnesota.
Through her own educational thirst, Beane became aware of her family’s rich legacy. Her great-great grandfather, Charles Eastman, was the second Native American medical doctor in the United States. And she’s also a descendant of Cloud Man, a Dakota leader who formed an agricultural village in the early 19th century at the lake known then as Bde Maka Ska, later to be named Lake Calhoun.
This Event is sponsored by the Bakken and the West Maka Ska Neighborhood Council and is FREE and open to the public.
Neighborhood Talk: Dakota History of Bde Maka Ska
Thursday, May 23 • 5 – 7 PM • Free
Bakken Museum