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Dakota 38

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"To be Dakota means to walk in peace and harmony with every living thing. That is our way." On December 26, 1862, 38 Dakota leaders of the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862, were hung in the largest mass execution in U.S. history. In May 2005, Jim Miller, a Dakota spiritual leader, had a dream of riding across the great South Dakota plains to Minnesota and watching 38 of his ancestors being hanged. In December 2008, Silas Hagerty and members of Smooth Feather Productions filmed this 330 mile ride of healing and reconciliation from Lower Brule, South Dakota to arrive at Mankato, Minnesota on the anniversary of the execution. Everyone, throughout the 6 years of the making of this 1 hour, 18 minute documentary film, provided their services as a gift to the project. The screening and distribution of "Dakota 38" is offered as a gift to everyone.
Be The Change
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Order your own copy of the Dakota 38 DVD, host a screening, become a "backer" of future free distributions of the film, or support the annual ride.
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Read an interview with Silas Hagerty on the genesis of Dakota 38 and the serendipitous events that allowed this gift economy film to be completed.
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This week Jim Miller completed his Earth-walk. In honor of his life and legacy, hug someone today and say, as Jim would have: "I want you to know I love you."
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Reflections (42)

Cindy
Gratitude for this offering, Jim Miller's dream, the riders, the people from all over who supported the riders and the horses, the filmmakers. I just hope that someday history will stop being erased, so we as a species can learn from it. I know that people who watch this film will definitely learn from it. Powerful, beautiful, poignant, and profound.
Dianne
Wow... this is possibly the most touching film I remember seeing... the depth of feeling conveyed in the ride to begin with, the filming...Of course it is yet another part of our history we've never heard of... but everyone...should see this. Thank you.
Maria
Mother forgive US for what we have done.
Heather French
I watched this as part of a Social Work Course assignment in Cultural Diversity, for my program at SAGU in TX. I am 35 years old and it was the first time I have heard of the 38+2. The message has applications in today's social climate still. I think it would be beneficial to learn in High School as we transition from teaching age appropriate history, to truth of our history.
Debbie
I got an email with several links & the link to this movie was one. I watched because I wanted to learn about our country's history. I am 56 years old and until today had never heard of the Dakota 38. It hurts me to think that anyone could do this to another living being. Thank you so much for sharing your stories & I hope that in some way your stories will provide healing for all people and the land we inhabit.

Love & Peace to all.
Avivit Dimor
ALl of you people are awesome! I am so happy you choose to go toward a wonderful path. And please remember, some of us may have white skin or black or yellow but I had more than one life as an american indian for certain and my Heart has always been Home with you all. I've cried so much remembering what I experienced in prior lives with my tribe and now when I watch you i miss you all. I love in Israel now...was born here this time...yet please do not judge by an outer skin...we are all ONE.....I know you more than anyone else know it! ALl my Blessings and Love. You all are never alone!!!!
Rick Herranz SR.
Hello friends What inspired me was the statement, "To be Dakota means to walk in peace and harmony with every living thing. That is our way" To see the UNITY and HARMONY among these SPIRITUAL LEADERS inspires me. I wish the same would be true for the CHRISIAN COMMUNITY AND THE SO CALLED "BODY OF CHRIST" with in the American culture. The Body of Christ is has much DISUNITY and DISHARMONY within the so called Christian church. Why is there so much hatred ? We ALL must UNIFY IN OUR DIVERSITY as Human beings. We must pull together as one human family so we can survive and stop destroying each other. There is real SPIRITUAL STRENGTH in real LOVE, THERE IS ONLY SPIRITUAL WEAKNESS in REVENGE and hatred.

victoria
I am a 16 year old on State Wide Native Youth Council and I am one out of four Representative to my rez. We watched this Video at our first meeting. I tell you it brought tears to my eyes.. and im not even dakota..im ojibwe..it made me cry..
Valerie
For my Freshmen English class I watched this Documentary and am writing a review on it. I was very happy that I could choose this one as it is very inspiring and sad.

My great grand father was full Choctaw and I have always learned to love and respect the Native Americans. I wish more kids would watch it to learn about the atrocities that the U.S government did to them. It was truly a horrible part in our history that cannot be forgotten.
wea-wacipi
i'm a young girl that comes from the dakota souix tribe. i have learned lots from my pple whn i vistit shakopee,MN every year i feel great to be this young girl who wnts to knw the ways of this dakota souix life and tht whn my mother first told me about wht happened to the chief's our land was taken whn i started learning more i knw tht i came from a tribe tht i love tht's history and i have cried many times hereing these story's. my mother and my uncle tht i call my dad, they tell me dnt cry there in a great place there's no need to cry there always wth u and i will be there as well and tht thy love me. so does my grandmai now knw tht since i'm a young tht is growing to be a women tht i need to be strong and pray.and i love my culture and now i'm hoping tht ill be able to ride on a horse this year and ride wth the memories of our chief's the 38 plus two tht were hanged and tht now i'am fluent in speaking in dakota souix i teach my older cousin tht is 15 and im 13 and i also teach my other family members how to speak dakota. i've learned to speak fluently by the elders speaking to me in souix which i couldn't understand but now i can.so now whn the elders speak to my family member tht doesn't knw souix i have to be a translater for thm but i've been told tht i should keep doing wht i do to make my ansecters proud and happy and i'am thankful to this dakota souix young girl i'am today
Thomas Machuca
I'm a Kiowa Apache and my grandfather Machuca had a very dislike for the white man because the way they treated him and my grandmother now after viewing this I understand. What get me the most is what President Abraham Lincoln order's,why was this never told to us."?
Gaby Velarde
You always have a lot of information and news about the States, but so poorly about their indigenous people. This documental encourages people to see, remember and forgive. This experience can also be applied to other necesary healings on so many indigenous atrocities comitted around the world. You all are people with a huge heart and I am so thankful for having the oportunity to see this video
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