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Dakota Exile

Refuge Among Relatives

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In the wake of the conflict, thousands flee Minnesota for the plains of Dakota...

In the wake of the conflict, thousands flee Minnesota for the plains of Dakota Territory and into Canada.

06/28/1996

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Allotment and Assimilation

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Clip: Special | 13m 3s | The government decides to address the "Indian problem" by dividing tribal lands into... (13m 3s)

Coming Home

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Clip: Special | 10m 1s | After years of imprisonment and exile, the Dakota people begin the return to Minnesota. (10m 1s)

Crow Creek and Santee

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Clip: Special | 2m 48s | As a bitter winter at Fort Snelling ends, survivors are exiled to a drought-stricken... (2m 48s)

A Great Nation, Separated

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Clip: Special | 2m 21s | When the Civil War and Dakota Conflict end, the cultural war begins. Trace the paths... (2m 21s)

Mini Shota

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Clip: Special | 2m 14s | As a crush of new immigrants arrive, the four tribes of the Eastern Dakota find they... (2m 14s)

Off to Boarding School

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Clip: Special | 10m 19s | By educating Dakota children, the U.S. government effectively strips them of their... (10m 19s)

War and Its Aftermath

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Clip: Special | 3m 40s | Traders cut off food and credit at the start of the Civil War. After a crop failure... (3m 40s)

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