Dakota Exile | Full Documentary

Beginning in 1862, the federal and state government began to drive the Dakota people from Minnesota. The story of their exile is told through the words of Dakota elders and tribal historians. 02:12 Dakota creation story 02:58 History of Dakota treaties, forced culture change, and US - Dakota war 05:49 Dakota men killed through mass execution in Mankato, largest in US history 07:50 Dakota people exiled to Dakota Territory settling in Crow Creek 12:20 Gabrielle Renville and Dakota leaders approached government to secure a reservation 15:25 Assiniboine and Dakota moved west to Montana and north to Canada 22:48 Dawes Act opened reservation land for homesteading, goal to Americanize Native Americans 26:30 Role of Christian missionaries to impact Dakota assimilation 30:10 1883 ban on Native American ceremonies and traditions 34:19 Native American grandmothers were keepers of language and culture 35:30 Native American children were targets of assimilation, sent to boarding schools 41:18 Bureau of Indian Affairs recognized eradication of native languages not necessary for education of Native American children 47:00 20 years after 1862 decree to ban Dakota people from Minnesota, some returned and resettled 49:15 Prairie Island became a blended Native American and white community 51:49 Dakota remember 38 men killed in mass execution through Mankato powwow ________________________________________________ Subscribe: Instagram: Facebook: TikTok: @twincitiespbs This content is made possible by viewers like you. Support Twin Cities PBS: ​. #minnesotahistory #nativeamericanhistory #documentary