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The Great Sioux Uprising: Rebellion on the Plains August-September 1862
The Great Sioux Uprising Rebellion on the Plains AugustSeptember 1862 Author:Jerry Keenan The bloody Sioux uprising that had lasting effects on Indian affairs for decades. In August of 1862, the Santee (Dakota) Sioux tribe launched a spontaneous revolt against their white neighbors. Looting and killing, the Santee Sioux ravaged the unprotected countryside and small towns of southern Minnesota. When it was all over, more than five hun... more »dred people died. But the killing was not yet over: after a quick trial, thirty-eight Santee Sioux were later hanged to death in the largest mass execution in U.S. history.« less