A Sioux Story of the War

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first-person account historical narrative memoir primary source document

"A Sioux Story of the War" is a first-person narrative by the Mdewakanton Sioux leader Big Eagle, recounting his experiences and perspective on the U.S.–Dakota War of 1862.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	first-person account ⓘ historical narrative ⓘ memoir ⓘ primary source document ⓘ
author	Big Eagle NERFINISHED ⓘ
describesEvent	U.S.–Dakota War of 1862 NERFINISHED ⓘ conflict between Dakota Sioux and United States in Minnesota ⓘ
documentType	oral history account ⓘ translated Native American narrative ⓘ
focusesOn	Dakota perspectives on U.S. authorities and settlers ⓘ aftermath of the U.S.–Dakota War of 1862 ⓘ causes of the U.S.–Dakota War of 1862 ⓘ experiences of Dakota warriors ⓘ
genre	Native American testimony ⓘ autobiographical narrative ⓘ
hasProtagonist	Big Eagle NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalSignificance	important Native American account of the U.S.–Dakota War of 1862 ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
locationDescribed	Dakota homelands along the Minnesota River ⓘ Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ
narrator	Big Eagle NERFINISHED ⓘ
originalLanguage	Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ
perspective	Dakota Sioux perspective ⓘ
portrays	Dakota motivations for going to war in 1862 ⓘ Mdewakanton band of the Dakota Sioux NERFINISHED ⓘ impact of war on Dakota communities ⓘ
subject	Dakota War of 1862 NERFINISHED ⓘ Mdewakanton Sioux NERFINISHED ⓘ Native American history ⓘ U.S.–Dakota War of 1862 NERFINISHED ⓘ United States frontier conflicts NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriodDescribed	1862 ⓘ U.S.–Dakota War era ⓘ
usedAs	source in Native American history scholarship ⓘ source in studies of U.S.–Dakota War of 1862 ⓘ
workAbout	relations between Dakota Sioux and United States government ⓘ treaty violations and grievances of the Dakota Sioux ⓘ

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Big Eagle → accountTitle → A Sioux Story of the War ⓘ