17. Did the Minnesota Historical Society display the remains of Taoyateduta (Little Crow) at the Minnesota State Capitol?

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17. Did the Minnesota Historical Society display the remains of Taoyateduta (Little Crow) at the Minnesota State Capitol?
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Prior to 1916, MNHS acquired and displayed human skeletal remains, including the remains of Taoyateduta (Little Crow), a Dakota leader during the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862. Little Crow was killed after the war near Hutchinson, Minn., by a settler who collected the bounty given to any person who killed a Dakota in Minnesota. In 1879, MNHS placed Little Crow’s remains on display at the Minnesota State Capitol. In 1915, MNHS removed the remains from display at the request of Little Crow’s grandson, Jesse Wakeman. In the 1960s, Wakeman requested that the remains be returned to the family for proper burial. The request was granted and in 1971. MNHS’s chief archaeologist transported the remains to a cemetery, where the Wakeman family buried them.