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The 33rd Annual OIW Assembly
Minneapolis, Minnesota - 1862 Sioux Uprising
"Let Them Eat Grass"
August 16-19, 2012
On August 16, at the Embassy Suites in Minneapolis, MN, the OIW will hold its 32nd Annual Assembly. The timing is perfect - 150 years to the day, August 17, will find us at the very site where this war began. Before the Sioux uprising could be brought under control, at least 450 - and perhaps as many as 800 - whites were killed, mostly non-combatants. Measured in terms of the number of lives lost, the outbreak was the worst in American history, and launched a series of Indian wars on the northern plains that did not end until 1890 at Wounded Knee, South Dakota.
We will spend the first night at the Embassy Suites in Minneapolis (actually Bloomington), the next two nights in Mankato, MN, and our last night (the 19th) will be back in the Embassy Suites for our banquet and wrap up. Some of the sites we will visit include New Ulm, Mankato, Upper & Lower Sioux Agency, Fort Ridgley, the site of the battle of Birch Coulee and Fort Snelling. We'll even have dinner in an 1852 German Beer Garden!
The price for all of this is $345.00, which includes all meals except one dinner, but does NOT include lodging. Reservations for hotels must be made on your own - Hotel Information Here. A deposit of $150.00 fully refundable until July 19, will hold your place. If you want to be part of this fantastic opportunity to learn about one of our least understood Indian wars, don't miss "Let Them Eat Grass."
Reservation Form for Assembly HERE
Here is the tentative schedule for the 2012 OIW Assembly:
August 16 -- At the Embassy Suites in Bloomington, register for assembly. Speakers will present papers on the afternoon of the 16th. Overnight here.
August 17 -- Bus to Mankato, MN. Bus tour to various locations. Overnight here.
August 18 -- In Mankato -- Continue on bus tour. Overnight here.
August 19 -- Return to Embassy Suites in Bloomington. Continue bus tour and annual banquet.
Suggested Reading about 1862 Sioux Uprising
Website Updated May 17, 2012
Sorry you missed the April 21, 2012, annual, one-day Spring conference in Denver, CO. For the first time in four years we had absolutely beautiful weather -- no snow!
Tentative date for 2013 - April 20, 2013
The 32nd Annual OIW Assembly
Salt Lake City, Utah - Saints, Soldiers, Warriors & Rails
September 15-18,
2011
Our headquarters
was in Salt Lake City for our 32nd OIW Assembly. Among our destinations
were Fort Bridger, WY, Fort Douglas, the
Golden Spike National Historic Site, Camp Floyd, and the Bear River Battlefield, ID.
Final program details and a list of speakers available
Here.
To see a few photos from the conference click Here
TO SEE PREVIOUS ASSEMBLIES CLICK HERE
OIW Board of Directors
Mike Koury, Chairman
Larry Bartlett, Charlie Cooper, Layton Hooper, Earl Hunsicker, Danny Martinez, Ron Nichols and Mike O’Keefe
Emeritus: Neil Mangum
Thank a History teacher today....
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