Sioux Uprisings in Minnesota and North Dakota

Historical Context Note

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 3.2.6: Indigenous Writing and Culture of North America - United States.
Vol. editors: Emory Elliott (University of California, Riverside), Sarah Henzi (Simon Fraser University), Padraig Kirwan (Goldsmiths College, University of London), Stephen E. Meats (Pittsburg State University)

Domains

Civil Wars, Revolutions and Insurrections

Dates

Date of occurrence 1862-08-18-1864-09

Places

United States (Location)

Cultural Identities

First Nations/Indigenous US-American

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The Dakota War of 1862 (also known as the Sioux Uprising), began on the 17th of August, 1862, and saw the eastern Sioux fight American settlers and the US Army. On the 26th of December, 1862 the war ended with the mass execution of 38 Dakota men.

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