The birth of Labor Day

The birth of Labor Day

Dustin White Editor Signifying, for many, the end of the summer, Labor Day has been officially recognized for more than 120 years. Many see it…

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Remembering the Fallen: Albert Pierce

Remembering the Fallen: Albert Pierce

Remembering the Fallen Dustin White Scattered throughout cemeteries across North Dakota, heroes lie buried, slowly being forgotten by the world. Just outside of the ghost…

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A beautiful hill chain: Eagle Nose Butte

A beautiful hill chain: Eagle Nose Butte

Dustin White Editor On the west bank of the Missouri, just north of Huff, a butte cuts into the landscape. Causing the road to swerve,…

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The Story of Huff; An early Mandan Village

The Story of Huff; An early Mandan Village

Dustin White Editor At one time, legend holds, the Mandan people lived underground. As time passed, four chiefs, headed by Good Furred Robe, obtained leadership….

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A mass hysteria: The building of Fort Sauerkraut

A mass hysteria: The building of Fort Sauerkraut

Dustin White Editor Panic had spread throughout the state. Rumors were circulating that a Lakota uprising was imminent. Seized by fear, many of the women…

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Mandan's Whispering Giant

Mandan’s Whispering Giant

Dustin White Editor It has been over 30 years since Peter Toth’s “Whispering Giant” took its place in front of the Stage Stop in Mandan….

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Fort Rice, in the ruins.

Fort Rice, in the ruins.

Dustin White Editor The fort never became as well known as Fort Abraham Lincoln; however, its importance can not be overlooked. Records don’t seem to…

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Death of Tatanka Iyotake: Sitting Bull

Death of Tatanka Iyotake: Sitting Bull

Dustin White Editor (The death of Sitting Bull stands as an important event of a tumultuous time. While it signals neither the beginning or the…

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Beginning of an Indian Panic

Beginning of an Indian Panic

Dustin White Editor On Dec. 26, 1862, the largest mass execution in the United States history occurred. 38 Dakota prisoners were led to a specially…

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Sitting Bull in an oral tradition

Sitting Bull in an oral tradition

Dustin White Editor While Ernie LaPointe isn’t a towering man, he is imposing nonetheless. He speaks with an expertise that can’t be faked, and a…

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