Northern Great Plains History Conference

“The Milford Mine Disaster, February 5, 1924”
Pamela A. Brunfelt, Vermilion Community College
“The Rise and Fall of Crow Wing, Minnesota”
Carrie Bentley, St. Cloud State University
Comment: Sue Patrick, University of Wisconsin, Barron County
34. Self-Determination, Racial Discourse, and Red Power Culture in
Native American History
Prairie Rose B
Chair: Sterling Evans, University of Oklahoma
“North Dakota Indians and Self-Determination: Aaron McGaffey Beede’s Fight
Against the ‘Beef Trust’s’ Use of Reservation Lands”
Sonja Hathaway, University of North Dakota
“Seeing Red in a Black and White World: Including Indians in American Racial
Discourse”
Patti Jo King, University of North Dakota
“Expressions of Red Power: Native Rock N’ Roll, 1960-Present”
Kent Blansett, University of Minnesota, Morris
Comment: Rob Galler, St. Cloud State University
35. Technology
(Sponsored by the Society for Military History)
The Loft
Chair: Kay Reist, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown
“The End of European Imperialism and America’s Increasing Military Burden,
1945-1973”
Jesse A. Heitz, King’s College
“”Virtually Useless:’ The Rise and Fall of the Safeguard Ballistic Missile Defense
System”
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