Category Archives: 1862 Dakota War trials

1862 Trial 10: Muz-za-bom-a-du

For an overview of this series publishing the trial records of the 38 Dakota men executed at Mankato Minnesota on December 26, 1862, see the first post. Muzzabomadu’s is the fifth of forty trials in this series. Transcript: Trial 10 Muz-za-bom-a-du Page … Continue reading

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1862 Trial 6: Hin-han-shoon-ko-yag-ma-ne

For an overview of this series publishing the trial records of the 38 Dakota men executed at Mankato Minnesota on December 26, 1862, see the first post. Hinhanshoonkoyagmane’s is the fourth of forty trials in this series. Transcript: Trial 6 Hin-han-shoon-ko-yag-ma-ne Page … Continue reading

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1862 Trial 5: Wy-a-tah-to-wah

For an overview of this series publishing the trial records of the 38 Dakota men executed at Mankato Minnesota on December 26, 1862, see the first post. Wyatahtowah’s is the third of forty trials in this series. Transcript: Trial 5 Wy-a-tah-to-wah Page … Continue reading

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1862 Trial 4: Tazoo

For an overview of this series publishing the trial records of the 38 Dakota men executed at Mankato Minnesota on December 26, 1862, see the first post. Tazoo’s trial is the second of forty in this series. Transcript: Trial 4 Tazoo Page … Continue reading

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1862 Trial 2: Te-he-hdo-ne-cha

For an overview of this series publishing the trial records of the 38 Dakota men executed at Mankato Minnesota on December 26, 1862, see the first post. Tehehdonecha’s trial is the first of forty trials in this series. Transcript: Trial 2 … Continue reading

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38 Trials Project

One hundred and fifty years ago today, while some residents of Minnesota celebrated the advent of Christmas, near the levee on the Minnesota River in Mankato, Minnesota, soldiers and local citizens were constructing a monstrosity of a scaffold, about 24 … Continue reading

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Walt Bachman Interview

In 2011, Walt Bachman approached the Pond Dakota Heritage Society about the gift of the manuscript that became Northern Slave, Black Dakota: The Life and Times of Joseph Godfrey. Publishing has been part of the Pond Dakota charter since the … Continue reading

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