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Photos: US-Dakota War of 1862 the focus of film by State Rep. Dean Urdahl

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By John Kellen, New Ulm
| West Central Tribune Verified
LITCHFIELD — Author, historian and state representative Dean Urdahl will unveil his most recent film, "Assault on Fort Ridgely," based on his 2008 book, "Uprising," at 7 p.m. April 23-25 at the Hollywood Theater in Litchfield. Due to the subject matter and the sheer scope of the project, Urdahl and his team opted to produce three films instead of one. As a result, all three films were being shot simultaneously starting last year. Urdahl’s debut film, “Uprising,” came out last year.
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Dean Urdahl to premiere second film exploring US-Dakota War

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By John Kellen, New Ulm
| West Central Tribune Verified
LITCHFIELD — Author, historian and Minnesota state representative Dean Urdahl will unveil his most recent film, "Assault on Fort Ridgely," based on his 2008 book, "Uprising," at 7 p.m. April 23-25 at the Hollywood Theater in Litchfield.
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Learning from place: Bdote

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By John Kellen
| NewsBreak
Minneapolis businessman released after being detained in his native Ethiopia A KMSP-TV story says, “Minneapolis entrepreneur Tashitaa Tufaa is on his way back to Minnesota after being detained over the New Year in his native Ethiopia. Tufaa, who came to the United States in the 1990s as a political refugee, was detained in recent days at the Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, his family reported on New Year’s Eve, as they put out a call for help.
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Learning from place: Bdote

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By John Kellen
| MinnPost Verified
Minnesota is a beautiful place, one rich in history and culture. The origin of our state name comes from the Dakota words Mni Sota or “Land where the waters reflect the skies.” Growing up in Minnesota we learned very little in school about place names and even less about their origin stories. The word Mni means water and Ni itself means lifeforce. Collectively this signifies that for the Dakota people water is their lifeforce and it is to be protected at all costs.
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