State law originally didn't require public schools to educate on American Indian history, but it has since become mandatory to teach young Minnesotans about the troubled past, including the Dakota War of 1862. The war began along the Minnesota River, four years after Minnesota became a state. Battles incited following disputes between numerous Dakota and Sioux tribes, as food and supplies were withheld by Indian agents.
State law originally didn't require public schools to educate on American Indian history, but it has since become mandatory to teach young Minnesotans about the troubled past, including the Dakota War of 1862. The war began along the Minnesota River, four years after Minnesota became a state. Battles incited following disputes between numerous Dakota and Sioux tribes, as food and supplies were withheld by Indian agents.
E66 - Birds Eye View of the city of Mankato Blue Earth County Minnesota -1870
Execution Site of 38 Sioux men. The Largest one-day mass execution in American history.
State law originally didn't require public schools to educate on American Indian history, but it has since become mandatory to teach young Minnesotans about the troubled past, including the Dakota War of 1862. The war began along the Minnesota River, four years after Minnesota became a state. Battles incited following disputes between numerous Dakota and Sioux tribes, as food and supplies were withheld by Indian agents.
Execution Site of 38 Sioux men. The Largest one-day mass execution in American history.
State law originally didn't require public schools to educate on American Indian history, but it has since become mandatory to teach young Minnesotans about the troubled past, including the Dakota War of 1862. The war began along the Minnesota River, four years after Minnesota became a state. Battles incited following disputes between numerous Dakota and Sioux tribes, as food and supplies were withheld by Indian agents.