Great Sioux War
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: North American Series
- Categories: Military History
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Native Americans, American Indians, Violence, Massacres, Genocide, Torture
- Curriculum: American Civil War & Reconstruction Era (1856-1877), American Indian History
- Geographical Location: Minnesota
- Date: Beginning August 17, 1862
Article abstract: Minnesota Sioux lose their tribal lands to encroaching white settlers in one of the largest mass slaughters in U.S. history.
Summary of Event
On August 17, 1862, four Santee Sioux men, returning from a fruitless search for food beyond the boundaries of their southern Minnesota reservation, attacked and killed five white settlers near Acton, in Meeker County. Ordinarily, the culprits would have been surrendered to white authorities, but these were no ordinary times. The Sioux of Minnesota were starving. Long-promised annuities were slow...
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