to preserve the rich history of the Dakota and their relationship with early Minnesota settlers and Christian missionaries, and to explore contrasting cultural and religious viewpoints.
Program: Dakota Storytelling
Dr. Teresa Peterson, a Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota, will discuss her book Voices from Pejuhutazizi: Dakota Stories and Storytellers.
John Philip Sousa Memorial Band Free Concert
Bring a lawn chair or blanket and enjoy a beautiful evening concert on the Gideon and Agnes Pond House lawn. Ice cream will be for sale. This is one of our most popular events!
Special Event: Bloomington Dakota Language Camp
Attend the 11th annual Dakota Language Camp! Learn the Dakota Language through songs, dancing, games, crafts, and feasting.
Prairie Profiles: The Pond House Video
View the award-winning video, “The Pond House,” which traces the history of the house through its builder and his great-grandson, and focuses on their important relationship with the Dakota people.
Produced by filmmaker Barbara Britain.
to preserve the rich history of the Dakota and their relationship with early Minnesota settlers and Christian missionaries, and to explore contrasting cultural and religious viewpoints.
Program: Dakota Storytelling
Dr. Teresa Peterson, a Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota, will discuss her book Voices from Pejuhutazizi: Dakota Stories and Storytellers.
John Philip Sousa Memorial Band Free Concert
Bring a lawn chair or blanket and enjoy a beautiful evening concert on the Gideon and Agnes Pond House lawn. Ice cream will be for sale. This is one of our most popular events!
Special Event: Bloomington Dakota Language Camp
Attend the 11th annual Dakota Language Camp! Learn the Dakota Language through songs, dancing, games, crafts, and feasting.
Prairie Profiles: The Pond House Video
View the award-winning video, “The Pond House,” which traces the history of the house through its builder and his great-grandson, and focuses on their important relationship with the Dakota people.
Produced by filmmaker Barbara Britain.