American Whiteness

Sigrid Lovisa “Minnie” Lif Lonn (1878-1971) (oldest daughter of Nils Peter Lif and Lovisa Johansdotter) gets married in Holdrege, Phelps, Nebraska in 1905. Minnie was my 4th cousin twice removed.

When I posted this photo on Facebook one of my former students asked, Should I put you in contact with the tribal folks they displaced?. That’s a good question. When I told her I wasn’t ready, she gave me snarky response. I can understand that.

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