Comments on: Credit Island: The Unknown Battlefield http://blogs.davenportlibrary.com/sc/2010/07/13/credit-island-the-unknown-battlefield/ Myths and Mysteries, Hysterical Histories, and Tree-Kickin' Genealogy Tue, 14 May 2013 16:12:20 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Sara Childers http://blogs.davenportlibrary.com/sc/2010/07/13/credit-island-the-unknown-battlefield/comment-page-1/#comment-18847 Sara Childers Fri, 18 Jan 2013 11:46:44 +0000 http://blogs.davenportlibrary.com/sc/?p=1849#comment-18847 Hello,

I agree whole hardly about nominating to the National Battlefield Protection Program.
What saddens me is the lack of Native involvement. The lack of dialogue the researchers and historians have had with the Tribes involved in the battle. The tribes have a big influence these days on nominating battle sites as well. And there are laws now in place to notify and work with the tribes on projects like this one. I encourage you to contact each tribes Tribal Historic Preservation Office. Sauk & Fox, Dakota, Winneabago to name the three that were definitely involved in the battle at Credit Island and at Campbells Island.

Sara Childers
Dakota Historical Researcher for the Dakota Tribes and Dakota NAGPRA Coalition
schilders2006@hotmail.com
605-268-2232

]]> By: Dave Westhouse http://blogs.davenportlibrary.com/sc/2010/07/13/credit-island-the-unknown-battlefield/comment-page-1/#comment-4899 Dave Westhouse Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:22:56 +0000 http://blogs.davenportlibrary.com/sc/?p=1849#comment-4899 Thank you for the background information on this island. I have been doing research on the war for a current project and have chosen the name of the Battle of Credit Island over what most refer to as the Battle of Rock Island Rapids. I hope you are successful in achieving designation for the site. It is important to keep these site not just for history but to ensure open spaces for generations to come.

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