Dakota 38 – A Film (In Person)

February 7, 2:30-3:45pm

No fee. Donations appreciated. CLICK HERE to make a donation.  Please select:  Assisi Heights Spirituality Center/Events

Location: Assisi Heights (1001 14th Street NW, Rochester, MN 55901) Click here for map.

In August of 1862, The US-Dakota War of Dakota Uprising began. The five-week war was the result of Dakota Native peoples rising up while facing starvation and possibility of displacement by white settlers. When the warring ended, Dakota men were imprisoned and accused in participating in the war and sent to trial. Transcripts were flawed, evidence was biased and rare, and defendants were poorly represented. Trials took place in a language unknown by the Dakota. President Lincoln reviewed the transcripts, commuted the sentence of two, and sent the order to Governor Sibley. On December 26, 1862, 38 prisoners were hanged In Mankato, MN, and buried on a sandbar in the Minnesota River.

Note: In an effort to educate ourselves of Indigenous people’s history and untold stories in this region, we will schedule other true-to-fact movies we deem credible.

Welcome to this in person program at Assisi Heights! Please refrain from attending if experiencing any symptoms of COVID-19 or other illness or have been exposed to any persons infected with COVID-19. Please park in the lot in front of Assisi Heights and enter through the main entrance.