William Mitchell College of Law and the Minnesota Historical Society have collaborated on an exhibit focusing on treaties and legal matters related to the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862. The exhibit includes reproductions of documents and photos from the Society’s collections. The exhibit was on view at William Mitchell through March 2012 and will next be on view at the Brown County Historical Society from Aug. 1 through Labor Day, Sept. 3, 2012.
Throughout 2012, Mitchell’s Indian Law Program will educate students and the general public about this important and tragic event in Minnesota history through a series of events, lectures, law review articles and a new course on Dakota Legal History.