Lower Sioux Agency area, Minnesota
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The Lower Sioux Agency area in Minnesota is a historic site along the Minnesota River that served as a U.S. government Indian agency and was central to the events leading up to and during the U.S.–Dakota War of 1862.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States historic district
ⓘ
former U.S. Indian agency ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Minnesota Historical Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeople |
Dakota people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Indian agents NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTribe |
Mdewakanton Dakota
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wahpekute Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | administration of Dakota treaties ⓘ |
| category |
Dakota War of 1862 sites
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Historic sites in Minnesota ⓘ Native American history of Minnesota ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse |
education about the U.S.–Dakota War of 1862
ⓘ
historic site open to the public ⓘ |
| eventDate | August 1862 ⓘ |
| function |
distribution of annuity payments to Dakota
ⓘ
distribution of food and supplies to Dakota ⓘ |
| hasPart |
agency buildings site
ⓘ
commissary site ⓘ interpretive center ⓘ trails with historical markers ⓘ warehouse ruins ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
center of U.S.–Dakota relations in southern Minnesota before 1862
ⓘ
site of U.S. government Indian agency for the Dakota ⓘ |
| interpretiveFocus |
Dakota perspectives on the war
ⓘ
causes of the U.S.–Dakota War of 1862 ⓘ treaty violations and delayed annuity payments ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Minnesota
ⓘ
Redwood County, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Lower Sioux Indian Community
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Morton, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Minnesota River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Redwood Falls, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | State of Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfSignificance | mid-19th century ⓘ |
| region | Minnesota River Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Dakota attack on Lower Sioux Agency
ⓘ
U.S.–Dakota War of 1862 NERFINISHED ⓘ outbreak of the U.S.–Dakota War of 1862 ⓘ |
| startTime | 1850s ⓘ |
| theme |
Native American–U.S. government relations
ⓘ
U.S.–Dakota treaty history ⓘ frontier conflict ⓘ |
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