MORE TO THE STORY: The roots of war date to the fur trade
Can you believe that we are in August already? The sun is high, the cicadas are buzzing, and if you look closely you can see the end of summer in sight. It’s a time of year that means ...
AT THE LIBRARY: Movie sparks interest in Dakota War
With all the buzz around the new locally-filmed movie “Uprising,” local folks are interested in learning more about the history behind it. The movie is based on Minnesota Rep. Dean Urdahl’s ...
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A tradition revived: Horse riders honor 38 Dakota men hanged in 1862 in Mankato
“We all ride for the same reason: to remember the grandfathers that were executed on Dec. 26, 1862 ... the Dakota at the Battle of Wood Lake in Yellow Medicine County. The uprising led ...
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Saga of the Sioux: An Adaptation from Dee Brown's Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Pp. xvi, 208. Illus., maps, append., index. $18.99. ISBN: 0805093648. Tracing Sioux history from 1862 to the present, the author begins with the 1862 uprising of the Minnesota Santee (cousins to the ...