Episode 186: 90% Cocoa Bean | US Dakota War

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