Pictured Above left ot right: Sam Allen, Martin Bernard, and Ray Redwing
Names of Dakota Prisoners-partial list of translated names:
Paul Abraham, Frances Arrow, John Barker, Joseph Barker, Peter Barker, Chapman, James Chapman, William Columbus, Joseph Day, David Eastman, George Eastman, Jacob Eastman, John Eastman, Artemas Ehnamani (Frazier), Iron Elk, Star Frazier, Joeseph Godfrey, William Goodteacher, James Graham, Charles Hedges, John Henry, Joseph Hillers, John Hoffman, Hopkins, Robert Hopkins, Samuel Hopkins, Andrew Huntka, Titus Huntsman, Dennis Kitto, Isaac Kitto, John Largestar, John Okoze, Joseph Paypay, Red Pine, George Quinn, Johnson Red Owl, James Redwing, John. C Redwing, John W. Redwing, James Robinson, John Saul, Gus St. Cloud, Amos Smith, John Stone, Samuel Stone, James Thompson, John Thompson, Augustus Trudell, John Tunkanagiciye, Thomas Tunwanwakinyan, Thomas Voice Ahotonna, Wakantape Wakantapeta, John C. Wakeman, Thomas Wakeman, David Wells, John Wells, Thomas W.West, Daniel Weston, John Weston, Thomas Whipple, Charles Zimmerman-particial listof names of Dakota Prisoners at Camp McClellan Stockade. On April 21, 1863, nearly 300 Minnesota Dakota Prisoners of War landed at Davenport Iowa’s Camp McClellan. Most were held for exactly 3 years in the most horrible conditions. We have names of 61 known Dakota Prisoners that died while held prisoner here. These Dakota were buried without any ceremony. They may still be in ravines in the Camp McClellan area today.
On April 10th, 1866 about 166 or 177 prisoners were released from Camp McClellan and sent to Santee, Nebraska.
The local descendents of the Dakota/Mdewakanton Prisoners held in Davenport, Iowa from 1863-1866 and the local Urban Indian Tribal Organization held the First Memorial in Davenport, Iowa at the old Camp McClellan site on April 23, 2005.
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This was headed up by Sara Childers. It was Ms. Childer’s goal to contact as many Dakotas as possible and invite them to participate in the Memorial.
Prison information was collected in microfilm containing Dakota names, trial cases, pardons, death information, photos, etc.
The Gordon Weston Indian Veterans Lodge was the Honor Guard for the Memorial. Veterans that participated in the Memorial to the Dakota Prisoners were: Martin Bernard, Sam Allen, and Ray Redwing.
The schedule of events started on Friday, April 22nd, with a buffet supper at Quad City Casino, and after breakfast together on Saturday, April 23rd. There was also a bus that provided tours of the surrounding area.
The buses departed from Flandreau at  9:00 am on Friday April 22nd with 17 in attendance. Upon arrival at Lindsay Park on Saturday April 23rd, the Gathering began with introductions of all of those present.
Then bus tours were provided for some, others were looked through files of relatives that where among the imprisoned here more than one hundred years ago.
After allowing time to visit with each other, the ceremonies began.
Reverend Clifford Canku from Sisseton performed the blessing and Maza Kute drum group from Santee, NE was also present. The gathering was a good beginning to what we hope will be the first of many to honor our relatives and not to forget what happened.
The Davenport Memorial was well attended by several Dakotas. The future goal is to have an annual event there and to place a Monument in honor of our Dakota relatives that suffered and died at Davenport.
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