loading . . . matriarchalcircle on Instagram: "A Dakota woman’s detentionSophie Watso, was held for more than 48 hours at Fort Snelling, the same site where her ancestors were im…" A Dakota woman’s detentionSophie Watso, was held for more than 48 hours at Fort Snelling, the same site where her ancestors were imprisoned after the U.S. -Dakota War of 1862.APTN correspondent Savanna Craig, who is in Minneapolis covering the issue, spoke with Watso. She said that she was driving in Minneapolis when she encountered ICE officers.As is common practice in the neighborhood, Watso began blowing a whistle to alert others to federal presence. Officers accused her of interference, broke her car window, and detained her.“I just took my dog in my arms, just tried to hold him as tight as I could, and they ripped me from my vehicle, put me on top of the glass that they just broke, and they ripped my dog from my arms and put me in a vehicle by my neck, trying to get me to sit down,” said Watso describing the arrest.For Indigenous leaders, the enforcement surge is triggering deeper historical memory.Craig said that for Indigenous residents, watching people, especially children, being snatched by authorities, whether they are Indigenous or neighbours to the community, is triggering historical trauma rooted in fraught relations with police and the forced removal of children to what were called American Indian Board Schools. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVIcd4vDg85/?igsh=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng==
