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Episode 186: 90% Cocoa Bean | US Dakota War


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Tina and Hillary cover the US Dakota War of 1862.

The Dakota people expected the US to honor and respect several peace treaties, BUT when those promises were broken, a devastating war erupted, leading to tragic consequences.

Sources

Tina's Story
EJI: A History of Racial Injustice

History.net

HOW THE U.S. USED ‘LAWS OF WAR’ TO HANG DAKOTA INDIANS AFTER 1862 UPRISING--by John A. Haymond

MPR News

History we don't teach: Mankato hangings an uneasy topic for MN schools--by Solvejg Wastvedt

Native Hope Blog

UNDERSTANDING THE DAKOTA UPRISING
What is the Dakota 38 Memorial

Reuters

Dakota Indians mark hangings of 1862 with trek on horseback--by David Bailey

The US Dakota War of 1862

Internment

University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts

US-Dakota War of 1862

Zinn Education Project

Dec. 26, 1862: Mass Execution of Dakota Indians

Photos

Public Hanging of Dakota Indians by federal authorities--sketch by WH Childs in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper/Minnesota Historical Society via MPR News
Little Crow, Dakota Chief--by James E McClees/Public Domain via Wikipedia
List of Dakota Killed at Mankato--via Native Hope Blog
Andrew Myrick--public domain via Wikipedia

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