Lita
Jim Yazzie
Prayers for the riders in the storm..may the creator bless
u all with warmth n the strength to continue your sacred journey..and
help your horses stay strong n warm.. |
Gee
C Belle
Prayers |
Laura
Oochoo
Prayers Up |
Elaine
L Bear
Prayers |
Julie
Watts
Blessings |
RJ
Knox
Prayers Up |
Deb
England
Prayers |
Mary
Louise Kreiser
Praying for your safety and safe travels God Bless |
Michele
J Dragas
Prayers Up |
Mary
Gourneau
Hearts |
Cory
Renville
What a beautiful picture.Our ancestors would be proud. Priceless
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Laurie
Costa
An incredibly beautiful man |
Mary
Gourneau
Amen |
Audrey
Haas
Amen |
Douglas
Bean
Amen
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Pamela
J. Jewett-Bullock
Respect,
gratitude, prayers. Thank you.
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Elaine
O Hardwick
prayers up & blessings for warmth, comfort, and safety,
as the riders and horses honor their ancestors in this chilly
weather
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Tana
Boyd
lelelele lelelele
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Debbie
Storey-Larson
Prayers Up |
Julie
Siestreem
Hearts |
Teri
DeBill Shary
Prayers are up? |
Timmy
Wunderlich
Praying for Jim! |
Sharlene
Whiteley McGilvray
Love and prayers sent |
Carol
Louise
Prayers up for all |
Audrey
Haas
Prayers for all, healing prayers for Mr. Miller's. |
Tamara
Sanders
Smoke and Prayers continues for all |
Mary
Dunlop
Prayers Up |
Laurie
Costa
Thank you so much, for your daily web page, Gloria Hazell
Derby. The prayers, photographs, posts and information are
greatly appreciated. Thank you again, Gloria, for another
wonderful Web Page. I so appreciate all of the information,
photographs and posts that you have shared. Prayers |
Becky
Waynee Bratten
Thank you for sharing this with us. |
Dee
Dee Manzanares Ybarra
Thank
you so much for keeping us posted. I know it takes a lot
of work, much appreciated
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Cheryl
A. Keller
Please stay safe!! I am glad to see the little horse is still
going strong. Sending prayers for a safe ride. |
Mike
Belanger
Prayers Rising
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Jill
Tate
Prayers for safe ride |
Elaine
L Bear
Prayers for all the brave and dedicated loving relatives.
Wopila for your sacrifice |
Lois
Coriell
Oh my...prayers for safety! |
Odette
Hutchison
Awesome |
Pam
Becker
It was a brutally cold wind today! Hope everyone is ok and
will be warm tonight! Excited to see you all in Courtland
on the 24th!! Safe ride?? |
Laurie
Costa
Great respect for the riders and horses as they navigate through
such brutal weather. Prayers for their safety, strength and
good health. |
Vern
Rich Miner
Prayers |
Val
Roberts Breczinski
Prayers for all of them |
Treacy
Meyer
I had never heard of this either my grandparents and parents
lived in Faribault |
Michaela
Gillespie
Thank you for sharing |
Cheryl
Frances Sigler
Truly sadness no words Thank You for Sharing |
Silvie
Diet
Thank you for sharing |
Gerri
GrosVenor
This was very interesting, to hear about history. Iam Dakota
I only knew about the Dakota Conflict plus reading a book
about the 150 letters the Dakota prisoners wrote after being
placed there in Davenport, Iowa. So many of our families were
sent to Lower Brûlée, Fort Thompson etc. Thank
you for sharing about your family. |
Juanita
Lucio-RunsAgainst
Prayers Up |
Jackie's
Blogg
Absolutely beautiful |
Donna
Keen
Smoke prayers up for a safe journey ! |
Donna
Tatting
I was blessed with having a horse in my life for 30 years.
Just one horse for 30 years. He exists now in my heart and
soul
every minute of every day. |
Laurie
Costa
Thank you so much for sharing this |
Debra
Pyles Shipman
Stay safe on your journey. Blessings to the riders who have
to endure the harsh elements. |
Kendria
Long Crow
Prayers |
Nina
Fox
Kathy Robinson & Lynn M Smithwick it was our pleasure.
Thank you for the wonderful meals and comfortable accommodation. |
Toni
N Francis
Your pictures truly capture the elements and the moment! Thank
you Creator for watching over the Dakota 38 + 2 |
Rachel
Eisert
Thank you for these! |
Marie
Custer
Absolutely beautiful!!! Amazing Riders |
Ann
Bambi Bremer
Beautiful pictures! Warriors. |
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Conversations
Danielle White
I
hope the horses and Riders all have covers/protection from Cold.
Gloria Hazell Derby
Admin
Danielle
White The horses are always cared for before the Riders. They
come first on this Ride. Each night they are housed in a warm
safe place with enough food. Then the Riders go to their place
of safety and warmth. When I went out with them on the Ride
years ago I was really impressed the way the horses are top
priority to everyone. You don't need to worry!
BearPaw WhiteEagle
Shields
What time is the ceremony 12/26? Thank Im advance.
Tom Wirt
Admin
The Riders are scheduled to leave Land of Memories Park about
9. 4 miles north. Arrive for ceremonies at Reconciliation Park
about 10.
BearPaw WhiteEagle Shields
Tom
Wirt thank you
Gloria Hazell Derby
Admin
BearPaw
WhiteEagle Shields 12/26: The Ceremony always starts around
10 am which is the time the hangings were in 1862.
Wind Rider
What time and where will the riders be arriving in Mankato on
the 26th so we can meet them? Thank you
Gloria
Hazell Derby
Admin
Wind
Rider They will be leaving Land of Memories Park to arrive at
Reconciliation park for Ceremonies to begin at 10 am. (The time
of the hangings in 1862) This may be a few minutes earlier or
later depending on the weather at the time. Hope this helps.
Wind Rider
Gloria Hazell Derby thank you!
Donna Tatting
Is anyone welcome to attend?
Gloria Hazell Derby
Admin
Donna
Tatting Yes of course! There are usually a load of people there
watching every year. Not sure about this year due to Covid,
but yes you are welcome to go and watch. It is wonderful watching
all of the horses riding in along the road all together!
Tom Wirt
Admin
Donna
Tatting be sure to leave plenty of time before 10 to get parked,
it's tight. If you can walk ok, try to park a little away since
many elders and handicapped attend. It is an important, sacred
time for them as well as the Riders. A blanket or robe is a
good idea along with lots of warm clothing and boots.
Donna
Tatting if your early, (yes), there is lots to do, read, pray
for in Reconciliation Park, where the Riders enter and the ceremonies,
prayers and songs take place.
Kari Jones
I always bring a thermos with hot coffee or cocoa.... Helps
to keep me warm.
A full size
model of Pipestone Quarry, in the Pipestone Monument.
This shows the amount of Quartzite that has to be removed before
the actual Pipestone can be reached. The bucket shown is usual
for a quarrier to have to lift a whole lot of these during a
day, to put elsewhere next to the quarry out of the way. The
tools in the model are typical old fashioned hand tools that
the quarrying is done with. You cannot use any motorised tools
as they will crack the Pipestone. So everything has to be done
very delicately when you get near to the Pipestone. The darker
red part of the quarry is where the Pipestone (Catlinite) is
located. It can take months to reach that stone, and so not
a lot of it can be pulled out each year.
The weather in Minnesota plays a big part in the quarrying as
well. In winter you cannot quarry. Too much snow. In summer
it gets too hot in a quarry to be able to stay down there for
long. Some quarriers set up a shade over the pit to enable them
to be able to work down there. In the spring the snow is melting
and so the quarries get flooded and pumps have to be used if
people want to try to quarry. The best time to quarry is the
Fall, especially September, it becomes cooler and enables the
quarrier to work easier.
My late husband Chuck Derby, had ancestors that were affected
by the 1862 History. They used to come to Pipestone every year
from the Upper Sioux to quarry for stone to allow them to make
Pipes for the Tribe. In 1862 they had just finished quarrying
and were heading back home, when they saw smoke on the horizon.
They thought maybe it was from a wild fire,and continued on,
finding out that the 1862 fighting had begun. They then buried
the stone that they had quarried, and went and packed up and
went to Canada, returning a number of years later to their homeland.
Chuck's Grandparents (Moses Crow and Estella Pearsall) met at
the Pipestone Indian School. They eloped and eventually returned,
becoming the first Dakota people to reside in Pipestone. His
Grand-father worked at the Indian school in Mainterence I believe,
and so did Chuck's dad when he and his mother got married. From
the stories I have been told I don't believe that the school
was like those we are hearing about now, it was more a school
to teach students a skill they could use to make a wage from.
Of course those living in Pipestone also learned the skill of
Quarrying and making Pipes from their elders. This has been
handed down through the years.
Another story came in this year about the LaBatte family. I
include it here as well.
LaBatte's
history:
Brian LaBatte
Sr
Francois LaBathe (LaBatte) was my grandpa. Mary LaBatte (Iron
Shield) was my grandma.
A little history
In 1862, Philip's father owned a store at the Lower Sioux Agency
across the river from Morton, MN. Philip and his family lived
in the store. Samuel Pond, a missionary wrote, "The trader's
children were the aristocracy of the land. They considered it
beneath them to engage in the pursuits of the Indians or in
the employment of common laborers. Their position seems to render
it fit that they live in better style than the Indians and voyageurs.
As a class, they were placed in circumstances very unfavorable
to the cultivation of frugal and industrious habits." As
will be seen later, this wasn't true of Philip.
The summer of 1862 was very hot. It was the 2nd year in a row
that the Indian's crops had failed. The winter had been harsh,
the snow deep and the Indians couldn't travel to where the game
was. They were starving. Their babies were dying. The annuity
payment was late and was expected any day. The trader's warehouses
were full of food, but they refused to give any to the Indians
on credit. Francois's boss, ordered him not to give the Indians
any food. If he did he would be fined.
On the morning of August 18, 1862, an old Indian by the name
of Iron Shields went about warning the whites to flee. He may
have been Philip's grandfather. Francois and his family heard
the warning and maybe didn't believe it. A few minutes later
Francois was shot in his store. Philip may have seen his father
killed. Philip's mother said, "After he (Francois) was
killed and I dragged my children out from the store and run
away amongst the Indians. They took everything out and set the
store on fire so everything is lost."
The conflict continued for 6 weeks. After the surrender of the
hostile and friendly Indians all the men were taken in chains
back to the Lower Agency along with the women and children.
The trials were held there. Those found guilty were taken to
Mankato. The others, including Philip's family, were taken to
Fort Snelling. It was a terrible time of
harassment and hardship.
In May of 1863, Philip saw about 1300 Indians leave the enclosure
at Fort Snelling to board a steamboat to be transported to the
Crow Creek reservation in Dakota Territory far from their homes.
Conditions on the steamboats were so bad, that about 300 died
before reaching Crow Creek.
About 137 men, women, and children remained behind at Fort Snelling.
These were the military scouts and their families. They had
opposed the conflict and had saved many lives. Philip's Uncle
Joseph Iron shields was a scout for General Henry Sibley. Bishop
Henry Whipple, Alexander Faribault and Henry Sibley successfully
argued that some of these Indians (including Mary and Philip)
should be moved to Faribault, MN. to live on Alexander Faribault's
land.
The years at Faribault were hard for the Indians. The whites
in town did not want them there and would not employ them. Bishop
Whipple and Faribault furnished most of their support and continued
to seek government aid for them. In June 1866 Shubael Adams
wrote about the Faribault Indians. "On the whole it is
quite apparent that these people are now living upon and must
continue to depend on the charity of Mr. Faribault (who can
not afford such liberality) or the benevolence of others, unless
the government assists them. The neat and tidy appearance of
their lodges, their attempts with their scanty means to keep
up the show of civilized life in their deep poverty are evidence
that they have seen better days. They are a civilized Christian
people."
But in 1867 the Faribault Indians were still living in their
teepees and hadn't received new clothing or blankets.
Philip probably received a good education from the Episcopal
schools that Bishop Whipple established there.
In 1867 some of the families chose to go the new Santee reservation
at Niobrara, Nebraska. Mary and Philip stayed behind with about
35 others. Sometime in the 1870s the ones who remained obtained
title to small farming lots. Philip took care of horses and
drove a team for Alexander Faribault's oldest son Oliver. Philip
probably learned much about horses: picking good horses, caring
for them
The Derby's
and the LaBatte's are today cousins
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Regina
BigEagle
Amen
|
Shannon
Nutter
Blessed
Be |
Romona
Hawkins
Prayers for Everyone on 38+2 Riders and Horses. |
Shelly
Donth Deutsch
Stay safe |
Lisa
Rader
Prayers up |
Cheryl
Frances Sigler
Thank You, for Sharing with us All*
I ordered the Book and Donated today as well. Will look
forward to reading . |
Sylvianne
Horned Eagle Sherman
Prayers going up for all Riders & our Four-legged! Creator
watch over them, keep safe & warm! |
Julie
Siestreem
Prayers Up |
Marilyn
Nored
Safe travels |
Karl
Halfmann
Simply beautiful. Love it.
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Christina
Shipley Towdapita
Prayers |
Jayne
Brock
Thanks for all you do! I SECOND EVERYTHING IN THE COMMENTS.
YOU DO A REALLY GREAT JOB OF EXPLAINING & PUTTING
UP THE PAGES.
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Mary
Louise Kreiser
Praying for all of you and good health and safe travels
and God Bless you all |
Hashlishnii
Ledo
Sending Prayers from Kirtland New Mexico |
Christina
Shipley Towdapita
I can honestly say I do not miss that freezing, bone chilling,
cold of South Dakota winter winds & weather. It hurt
my bones from my Lupus so bad.. One can see here in this
video exactly why those rugged South Dakota horses from
the plains |
Tom
Wirt
Admin
A
beautiful tribute Gloria. Thank you for reminding us all
of the spirits and reasons for the Ride. Now my allergies
are kicking up again. Time soon for a warm toddy.
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Cindy
Mottern
Wow just wow Absolutely
beautiful
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Diane
R. Anderson
amen |
Laura
Lamere
Wow love this |
Sue
Lynn
The spirit of the land... Nyaweh kowa for sharing |
Helen
Kishigobennese
My
Boys every day
image of horses
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Constance
Kieso
Your courage is remarkable and outstanding. Prayers for
safety and warmth, and better weather.So very inspiring.
Completely admirable! |
Fayeannette
Pierce
Can
not wait to have my own horse.
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Cheryl
Frances Sigler
Thank You for Sharing. This moves me to see the Journey
at its Peak and withstanding the elements. MUCH NEEDED PRAYER*
and RESPECTS Thanks for all you do! |
Betty
Schmidt
A beautiful picture. |
Kare
Kathleen
ohmygosh...I was thinking about them in that weather...prayers
and thankful they got through |
Jewel
Rogers
Prayers for safety from the blowing snow. Keep warm my relatives!!! |
Kevin
LittleBear
Prayers
for Strength and Courage
|
Pam
Becker
Nina Fox so glad you are on the ride again! see you in Courtland. |
Yvette
Picard
sending prayers |
Ron
Boden
Gods blessings on all of you |
Charity
Mesiemore
Prayers of protection for riders and our 4-legged relatives!
Be safe!! |
Adrian
Howe Louie
Thank you for sharing |
Ingrid
Emitt
I did read a lot, but your writings are more real ? thank
you wopida |
Pam
Becker
Thank you for sharing this family history |
Tim
Stromer
Thanks for sharing this. I have never heard the Faribault
connection, or the Nebraska Reservation connection. |
Toni
N Francis
Thank you for sharing History |
Jeff
Galuza
Mitukuye Owasin |
Harriet
Labs
Prayers and love to all |
Lyn
Lilgeo
Safe travels for all Riders, Support Teams, and the Horses. |
Sharon
McClellan
Awesome |
Jen
Huber
Wow. Stunning |
Toni
N Francis
Lifting everyone in Prayer. |
Ziegler
Nikki
Safe travels and God bless |
Terry
Moser McAnnany
Blessings, all! |
Rachael
Ananda
Prayers |
Linda
Montgomery
Prayers for all |
Alice
Wood
Smudging and prayers for safety of all. |
Cheryl
Belgarde
Prayer for the riders and supporters. |
Jean
Thompson Gladitsch
Be safe out there |
Laurie
Costa
Thank you for sharing These phenomenal photographs. You
have captured the intensity of the wind and the strength
of the riders. I pray that today, the weather will be much
better. |
Jim
Standing Bear Wheatley
Thank you for sharing |
Beth
Westerfield Magee
Beautiful pictures. Thank you |
Gina
Fiore
Awesome shots Ben thanx.
Ive been following the riders |
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