Lecture: What do we know about Norwegian Immigrants and Native Americans?

The Norwegian Department welcomes Anna M. Peterson, who will explore perceptions and attitudes toward American Indians present in Norway at the time of mass emigration, as well as discuss what Norwegian immigrants had to say about Native American in the letters they wrote back home. The focus will be on three cases of Norwegian-American/ Native American interactions, including: Norwegians and the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862, Norwegians on the Spirit Lake Reservation in North Dakota, and the Norwegian-American run Bethany Indian Mission outside Wittenberg, Wisconsin. All are welcome to attend.