Star Tribune
Richard Tsong Taatarii
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Kara Yorkhall and daughter Juliette,3, stepped unto the back deck after chatting with captain/artist Wes Modes who will traveling on the Missississippi for the next three months or so. At the Minnesota Center, gathered on a 1940’s shantyboat on display as part of “A Secret History of American River People” which hails itself as “a journey to discover, present, and connect the lost narratives of river people…”
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Kara Yorkhall and daughter Juliette,3, stepped unto the deck after chatting with captain/artist Wes Modes who will traveling on the Missississippi for the next three months or so. At the Minnesota Center, gathered on a 1940’s shantyboat on display as part of “A Secret History of American River People” which hails itself as “a journey to discover, present, and connect the lost narratives of river people…”
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Shoni Millard of South Minneapolis with eldest daughter Ayotzin,6, far left and twins Lila and Beni,3.5, on her lap, chatted with captain/artist Wes Modes who will traveling on the Missississippi for the next three months or so. At the Minnesota Center, gathered on a 1940’s shantyboat on display as part of “A Secret History of American River People” which hails itself as “a journey to discover, present, and connect the lost narratives of river people…”