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U.S.-Dakota War of 1862 Oral History Project: Interview with William Beane

U.S.-Dakota War of 1862 Oral History Project: Interview with William Beane

Titles: U.S.-Dakota War of 1862 Oral History Project: Interview with William Beane (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: William Beane was born in Flandreau, South Dakota on November 27, 1943 to Sidney and Lillian Beane. William lived in Flandreau, South Dakota at the time of the interview. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Growing up Dakota, Dakota language, holiday celebrations, traditional foods (fry bread), Dakota in White world, interracial ancestry, treaties, Fort Snelling, Red Wing, Mendota, Fort Ridgely, remembering 1862.

Dates

  • 06/27/2012 (Content)

Creation

Identifiers

  • Accession Number: AV2011.45.50

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

Quantity: 1 digital file 14 pages transcript

Format

  • Content Category: sound recordings
  • Content Category: text

Measurements

  • 00:36:36 running time

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U.S.-Dakota War of 1862 Oral History Project: Interview with William Beane

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  1. Dr. G.
    September 02, 2013
    Mr. Beane is a true scholar of Dakota history. More extensive interviews with him are important to collecting this history. He was most helpful to me in my research on the Dakota War, giving invaluable insight ton his Great Uncle Charles Ohiyesa Eastman.
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