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Year MN Territory is established
Majority of the population of MN is American Indian |
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| Years when Land Treaties were signed between Ojibwe and US |
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| Year Land Treaties at Traverse de Sioux and Mendota signed between Dakota & US |
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| Year Upper Sioux Agency & Lower Sioux Agency & Fort Ridgel y wereestablished to manage US - Dakota relations |
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| Year Treaty between Dakota & US turns over Northern part of Dakota Reservation on the MN River to US |
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| Year Treaty between Dakota & US turns over Northern part of Dakota Reservation on the MN River to US |
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Year Telegraph services reach St. Paul and St. Anthony and Minneapolis
Majority of the population of MN is European American |
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Year Homestead Act makes land available to settlers.
1st train from St. Paul to St. Anthony |
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| When US - Dakota War breaks out with an attack on Lower Sioux Agency |
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| Date when 38 Dakota are hanged for war crimes |
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| US Government field office |
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| Dakota that wanted to maintain their culture & resist efforts to make them live like European Americans. Preferred a hunting lifestyle. Lived in tipis and bark lodges and maintained their traditional dress |
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| Dakota who adopted some European American ways, including farming like settlers & raising livestock. Lived in wood or brick homes, wore American style clothing, went to church, changed hairstyles |
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| Ran stores where Dakota could buy food & supplies on credit system. Made Dakota pay fur trade debts with annuity payments. |
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| Trader who refused to give Dakota food in 1862 |
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| Tried to convince Dakota to give up their spiritual practices and traditions, and accept Christianity |
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| Sammual Hinman & John Williamson |
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| Missionaries who founded churches in Lower Sioux Agency |
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Missionary in the Treaty negotiations.
In 1851 founded community near Upper Sioux Agency.
Disbanded in 1860 due to harassment by Dakota |
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Indian Agent.
Top government official at Upper & Lower Sioux Agencies.
Responsible for carrying out US government assimilation policies on reservations. |
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| located at the confluence (meeting) of Yellow Medicine & Minnesota Rivers |
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| located at the confluence (meeting) of Minnesota & Redwood Rivers |
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| Little Crow V, Taoyateduta, Blue Earth, Makato, Red Banner, Wapahasa |
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| Traditional Dakota Leaders |
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