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Bassett Creek oral history project will be first gathering of suburban Indigenous stories in U.S.

Bassett Creek oral history project will be first gathering of suburban Indigenous stories in U.S.

FromMinnesota Now


Bassett Creek oral history project will be first gathering of suburban Indigenous stories in U.S.

FromMinnesota Now

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Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Jun 24, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Ȟaȟá Wakpádaŋ or Bassett Creek travels from the Medicine Lake in the western suburbs of the Twin Cities to the Mississippi River. And now, you can hear Indigenous voices from the Bassett Creek watershed area through an oral history project. It’s the first gathering of suburban Indigenous oral histories in the United States or Canada.MPR News Native News senior editor Leah Lemm joined MPR News host Cathy Wurzer to talk more about the stories and the people telling them.
Released:
Jun 24, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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