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libraryjo62's review against another edition
5.0
I read this book after I read a more recent book, The Seed Keeper. The Spirit Car provides the seed stories for The Seed Keeper. The author, Diane Wilson, tell how she went on a long journey to recover her family story, a Dakota story. A well-researched and well-worded story it is. Diane Wilson is fast becoming a favorite author. Journey with her as she journeys through Minnesota, South Dakota, and Nebraska to reclaim the stories of her ancestors and her own.
mindyt's review against another edition
3.0
Very well researched and an interesting and sad part of Minnesota history I had never known about. Really more of a 3.5 star.
cdehlert's review against another edition
5.0
Beautifully written book. The author, in an effort to learn more about her mother's Dakota Indian ancestry, traces her family back to the Dakota War of 1862 in southwest Minnesota. She brings to life each generation and their struggle between claiming their Dakota heritage and assimilating into the "white" world. The book also provides insight into government policies about Indians/Native Americans over the years.
The book begins and ends with the 2002 commemorative march tracing the route the Dakotas took in 1862 to a prison camp at Fort Snelling, Minneosta before being relocated to South Dakota and Nebraska. Wilson's account of the 2002 march intersperses with imaginings of the 1862 march and is a reminder of how our family history shapes who we are as well as the power of our past.
The book begins and ends with the 2002 commemorative march tracing the route the Dakotas took in 1862 to a prison camp at Fort Snelling, Minneosta before being relocated to South Dakota and Nebraska. Wilson's account of the 2002 march intersperses with imaginings of the 1862 march and is a reminder of how our family history shapes who we are as well as the power of our past.
minnejenny's review
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medium-paced
4.0
Diane Wilson did a superb job putting you in the shoes of women from her family tree starting with Rosalie, a Native Ameican, caught in the 1862 US-Dakota War. Wilson made her history and our shared stories come alive and feel personal.
libkatem's review against another edition
5.0
Part memoir, part family history, part creative nonfiction, this book will punch you in the gut and leave you crying.
In a good way?
IDK, I'm white, and though I was born in Minnesota, growing up mostly in Kap'oza, living now so so close to Mendota, it feels important - imperative, urgent even - to engage with Dakota stories in a meaningful way.
In a good way?
IDK, I'm white, and though I was born in Minnesota, growing up mostly in Kap'oza, living now so so close to Mendota, it feels important - imperative, urgent even - to engage with Dakota stories in a meaningful way.
r00tz's review
5.0
This book centered on MN and SD. I really appreciated the personal accounts and how someone might process their lineage and celebrate their heritage, both the challenges and overcoming them. I highly recommend this book!