Face of the "Faithful Indians" monument

Face of the "Faithful Indians" monument

Face (without text) of the "Faithful Indians" monument erected by the Minnesota Valley Historical Society at the site of the Battle of Birch Coulee in Renville County, Minnesota.

Face of the "Faithful Indians" monument

Face of the "Faithful Indians" monument

Face of the "Faithful Indians" monument erected by the Minnesota Valley Historical Society at the site of the Birch Coulee battlefield. Photo by K. Linzmeier, September 25, 2013.

Birch Coulee battlefield monument

Birch Coulee battlefield monument

Marker erected by the Minnesota Valley Historical Society at the site of the Battle of Birch Coulee in Renville County, Minnesota. View from County Road 2 looking southwest. Photo by Wikimedia Commons user McGhiever, September 1, 2012. CC BY-SA 3.0.

"Faithful Indians" Monument

"Faithful Indians" Monument

The "Faithful Indians" Monument and interpretive signage erected by the Minnesota Valley Historical Society at the site of the Birch Coulee battlefield, Renville County, Minnesota, United States. Photo by Wikimedia Commons user Myotus, June 9, 2011. CC BY-SA 4.0.

"Faithful Indians" Monument

"Faithful Indians" Monument

The "Faithful Indians" Monument, fifty-two feet in height, erected by the Minnesota Valley Historical Society at the Birch Coulee battlefield site in Renville County, Minnesota. Photo by K. Linzmeier, September 25, 2013.

Minnesota Valley Historical Society

The Minnesota Valley Historical Society (MVHS) was formed in 1895 under the leadership of Charles D. Gilfillan to determine and mark sites significant to the US–Dakota War of 1862 in Redwood and Renville counties. MVHS was largely Gilfillan’s project. He founded it, was its principal leader during its most active period, and personally funded significant portions of its work. After his death in 1902, MVHS became much less active, and the group dissolved in 1915.

Crowd at dedication of third Shaynowishkung statue

Crowd at dedication of third Shaynowishkung statue

Crowd at the dedication of the third statue of Shaynowishkung (He Who Rattles, also known as Chief Bemidji), June 6, 2015. Photograph by Red Lake Nation News. Used with the permission of Red Lake Nation News.

Base of third Shaynowishkung statue

Base of third Shaynowishkung statue

Base of the third statue of Shaynowishkung (He Who Rattles, also known as Chief Bemidji), installed in Bemidji in 2015. The bear's paw print indicates Shaynowishkung's connection to the bear clan of Ojibwe. Photograph by Peter DeCarlo, 2019. Used with the permission of Peter DeCarlo.

Third Shaynowishkung statue and landing area

Third Shaynowishkung statue and landing area

The third statue of Shaynowishkung (He Who Rattles, also known as Chief Bemidji) and surrounding landing area. The statue was installed in Bemidji in 2015. Photograph by Peter DeCarlo, 2019. Used with the permission of Peter DeCarlo.

Committee members and Ojibwe leaders at statue dedication

Committee members and Ojibwe leaders at statue dedication

Committee members and Ojibwe leaders at the Shaynowishkung (He Who Rattles, also known as Chief Bemidji) statue dedication ceremony, June 6, 2015. Pictured, left to right, are Carolyn Jacobs, Mitch Blessing, Jon Romer, Larry Aiken, Windy Downwind, Kathryn "Jody" Beaulieu, and Joe Day. Photograph by Red Lake Nation News.

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