Unwarranted Expulsion: The Removal of the Winnebago Indians

deemed incapable of making any valid civil contract with any person other than a native member of their tribe without the consent of the President of the United States, The Secretary of the Interior shall also make reasonable provision for the education of said Indians, according to their capacity and the means at his command. APPROVED, February 21, 1863 The Minnesota Legal History Project. “The Winnebago and Sioux – Dakota Removal Acts (1863)” Accessed September 4, 2012. http://www.minnesotalegalhistoryproject.org/assets/ 1863%20Indian%20Removal%20Acts.pdf

Unwarranted Expulsion: The Removal of the Winnebago Indians

Published on Jan 9, 2014

Colin Mustful

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In February of 1863 the Winnebago Indians of southern Minnesota were exiled from beyond the state of Minnesota forever. This act of law came in the aftermath of the U.S. – Dakota Conflict of 1862. Prior to the conflict, the Winnebago Indians had been promised a permanent home. They lived peaceably and had made marked improvements upon the land as documented by Indian Agents. Despite clear evidence that the Winnebago Indians took no part in the Conflict of 1862, public sentiment exceedingly favored removal. Ultimately, the U.S. – Dakota Conflict of 1862 acted as the necessary catalyst for the people of southern Minnesota to influence legislation and provoke the unwarranted expulsion of the Winnebago Indians.

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