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Mr. Ross talks about Camp Coldwater.
Camp Coldwater, or Coldwater Spring, is currently a center of debate for Dakota and non-Native people. See what this place means to the Dakota here: http://www.friendsofcoldwater.org/history/history.html.
DR: Camp Coldwater – a place where a spirit used to be but the spirit is gone.
DL: Tell us about the spirit that was there.
DR: A very strong spirit, one of the first. Could be terrible; could be helpful depending on the people. It just stayed there for a long time but it’s not [there] anymore. But that’s a story that you’d have to live rather than hear.
Citation: Minnesota Historical Society. U.S. - Dakota War of 1862. A place where a spirit used to be but the spirit is gone April 19, 2024. http://www.usdakotawar.org/node/1102
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