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| Title | Whitestone Memorial to Indians unveiled, Whitestone Hill Battlefield, Dickey County, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 1942-07-04 |
| Creator | Porter, H. A.
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| Creator Role | Photographer |
| Description | Indians gather in tradtional dress to unveil a plaque to memorialize Indians who died in the battle of Whitestone Hill. |
| Ordering Information | http://history.nd.gov/archives/whatphotos.html |
| General Subject | Historic sites
Military
Indians of North America
People
Awards and ceremonies
Women
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Children
Girls
Plaques
Battlefields
Feathers
Headdresses
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| Subject (LCSH) | Indians of North America - Clothing & dress
Indians of North America - Children
Indians of North America - Commemoration
Indians of North America - War
Whitestone Hill, Battle of, N.D., 1863
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| Personal Name | Two Bears, Basil
Two Bears, Alberta
Looking Horse, Eugene
All Yellow, James
Young Bear, Frank
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| Location | Whitestone Hill Battlefield Historic Site (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1940-1949
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| Item Number | 00004-046 |
| Format of Original | Photographic prints
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| Transcription | "Whitestone memorial to Indians unveiled. White Stone Hill Battlefield NW Dickey County, N.D. July 4, 42. Possibly for the first time in American history a memorial was erected to the warriors and other Indians who died in a battle with the whites. As the finale to a Fourth of July celebration held at the battlefield 28 miles NW of Ellendale, Basil Two Bears, grandson of the Yanktonai chief at the battle in 1863, accepted the plaque depicted in the photograph, in the name of the 5 Sioux tribes present at the fight. His grand-daughter, Alberta Two Bears unveiled the memorial and is shown standing near it. L to R Eugene Looking Horse and his mother, James All Yellow and his wife, and Frank Young Bear; the latter's mother was a child of 11 at the battle and still lives at Standing Rock Reservation, as do the others. Photo by H.A. Porter"--Typed on card affixed to back of photograph. |
| Notes | Title created by staff. |
| Relation | [Is Part Of] North Dakota Studies eighth grade curriculum |
| Biography/History | A monument was dedicated to the Indians who fought and died at Whitestone Hill. Among those who gathered for the event were several members of Two Bears' family including Basil Two Bears his grandson. The dedication took place on July 4, 1942. This monument is thought to be the first monument in the United States dedicated to the honor of Indians who fought and died in a battle. |
| Repository Institution | State Historical Society of North Dakota
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| Repository Collection | Whitestone Hill Battlefield Collection 00004
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| Credit Line | State Historical Society of North Dakota (00004-046) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown. |
| Digital ID | sh00004046 |
