Historic Fort Snelling, St. Paul, In the spring of 2005, Jim Miller awoke from a dream in which 38 of his Dakota ancestors were hanged. Accordng to Jim, at the time he knew nothing of the largest mass execution in United States history ordered by Abraham Lincoln on December 26, 1862. Four years later, Jim and a group of riders decided to retrace the 330-mile route of his dream on horseback across the great plains to arrive at the hanging site in Mankato, Minn. on the anniversary of the execution. This film is the story of their journey- the blizzards they endured, the communities that housed and fed them along the way and the dark history they are beginning to wipe away.A project by Smooth Feather Production which is the companys first feature length documentary film.
"Dakota 38" A Documentary Film
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Event Date:
May 04, 2012
Event Organization:
Minnesota Historical Society
