Throughout 2011 and 2012, Minnesota Historical Society staff members have reached out to and met with many groups and individuals to gather their opinions and recommendations regarding the commemoration of the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862. Staff has met with tribal councils in Minnesota, Nebraska and South Dakota, individuals from tribes in Minnesota and throughout the Midwest and residents of Brown and Nicollet Counties.
The Society sponsored the "We Gather Together As One" Dakota nationwide conference in Minneapolis and St. Paul in fall 2011 and also showed, at the Minnesota History Center, "38 Plus 2," a film about the mass hangings in Mankato. Staff will continue to meet with groups and individuals to ensure that multiple viewpoints are represented in the Society's commemoration initiatives.
