Remembering the Dakota Conflict and Mankato’s Reconciliation Park
The Dakota Conflict of 1862 can be described as one of the most pivotal moments of Minnesota history. In the fall of 1862, bloodshed began when four young Dakota killed five white settlers near Acton township in southwestern Minnesota. The conflict, however, between the settlers and Dakota started long before the start of the war. Through a series of treaties including the Treaty of Traverse de Sioux and the Treaty of Mendota in 1851, the Dakota had ceded nearly all […]
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