Murdering Indians
Murdering Indians
About this book
"In 1897 a family of six was murdered in rural North Dakota. Several Dakota Indians from Standing Rock reservation were arrested, tried, pronounced guilty, and sentenced to hanged. This work gathers together many documents, including the transcript of the trial, along with the author's commentary, telling a disturbing tale of racism and revenge in the pioneer West"--
Details
- OL Work ID
- OL21058409W
Subjects
North dakota, historyNorth dakota, social conditionsDakota IndiansHistorySocial conditionsLegal status, lawsHomicideFrontier and pioneer lifeTrials, litigationStanding Rock Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota