Experience and Explore Local Indigenous History

On Saturday, October 10 from 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. our neighbors at Gibbs Farm (2097 West Larpenteur Avenue) are offering our congregation an educational tour “focusing on the life ways of the Dakota, Minnesota’s first people, in the early nineteenth century.” The tour “includes an introduction to Cloud Man and his village, the travois and gardens, maple sugar camp, summer bark lodge, wild rice camp, tipi, and a beaded bracelet hands-on activity. Some Dakota language is incorporated as well.” The farm also notes that “this historical curriculum was created with significant input from descendants of Maȟpiya Wičhášta (Cloud Man) as well as other Dakota culture bearers.” The experience is recommended for first grade and up. The cost is $10 for adults (16 and older), $7 for seniors 62+, and $5 for children. We have been asked to arrive by 10:15 a.m. so that the tour will be ready to start at 10:30. Please let Barrett Fisher (barrettf215@gmail.com) know by Monday, October 5 if you plan to come so that our hosts know how large a group to expect; the farm can accommodate a group of 20-25.