Dear Governor Tim Pawlenty,
Greetings from the small town of Wahkon, located on Mille Lacs Lake.
I am an Indigenous peoples' rights activist. I correspond with internationally
renowned Indigenous activists. I'm working with the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council.
Leonard Wabasha, a hereditary chief of the Mdewakanton Dakota people, is my
advisor. I am requesting that you establish a Minnesota Truth and Reconciliation
Commission.
1) reference - Winona Daily News - letter
State looks to settle up with past
2) reference - letter in Indian Country Today newpaper, the world's leading Indian news source:
Sparking change in Minnesota
To view and read the March 17, 2010 "...house concurrent resolution expressing
regret for conflicts between Native Americans and European settlers", a resolution
made up of mostly wording from the
draft resolution that Rep. Dean Urdahl
asked me to write during a meeting with him and Dakota tribal leaders,
click
resolution.
The resolution was sent back to its author, revised and re-introduced.
To view and read the revised resolution click
revised resolution.
I am hoping that the resolution of regret will be passed and that you will
establish a Minnesota Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
An article of mine titled, "U.S. and states should establish Truth and
Reconciliation Commissions" is located at:
http://www.aaanativearts.com/printout1611.html
Best wishes,
Thomas Ivan Dahlheimer
Director of Rum River Name Change Organization, Inc.
http://www.towahkon.org
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