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December 26, 2022 is the 160th Anniversary of the largest mass execution in U.S. history. May we remember the 38 Dakota men hanged as an outcome of American expansion and empire. Below I will list their names in remembrance. After, you will find resources to learn more. #Dakota38 Image
The ledger art image comes from Travis Blackbird. You can find his information here:

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Before we list the names, may we remember the Dakota people that also faced confinement, removal, harassment, and violence before, during, and after the Dakota War. An important part of understanding U.S. History that's almost always elided in textbooks and public memory.
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159 years ago today, 38 Dakota men were hung in the largest mass hanging in United States history.

38 men hung simultaneously, the day after xmas, with over 4000 settlers watching and celebrating.

These men were from my tribe. These men were my grandfathers.
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Wiyatatuŋwaŋ

Tažu ša

Hiŋhaŋ šuŋkoyagmani

Maza Bomidu

Wapaduta

Wahena

Snamani

Ȟdabiyaŋke

Dowaŋ niye

Šuŋkaska

Hepaŋ

Tuŋkaŋ ičatamani

Iteduta

Abdačha

Hepidaŋ

Maȟpiyatenažiŋ

Henry Milord

Dan Little, Chaskadaŋ

Baptiste Campbell

Tatekaǧe
Hapiŋkpa

Hypolite Auge

Napešuha

Wakaŋtaŋka

Tuŋkaŋkoyaginažiŋ

Makatenažiŋ

Pazikutamani

Tatehdodaŋ

Wašičuŋna

Aičaga

Hotaniŋku

Cetaŋhuŋka

Hadhiŋhda

Čaŋkahdo

Oyatetuŋwaŋ

Mihumiwea

Wakiŋyaŋna
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Remember the #Dakota38, hanged in Mankato, MN on Dec 26, 1862, under the orders of President Abraham Lincoln. It is the largest mass execution in U.S. history.

Art by Travis Blackbird Image
The hanging of 38 Dakota came at the culmination of the Dakota War, which started because of a treaty broken by Congress. The Dakota people were being starved to death.

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“Let then eat grass or their own dung,” Andrew Myrick, a trader & store owner who withheld their rations.

Andrew Myrick was among the first to die. He was found with grass in his mouth.

#Dakota38 Image
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Today, on the anniversary of the hanging of the #dakota38, ordered by Abraham Lincoln, I lament the systemic white supremacy embedded into the foundations of our country that continually exonerates & acquits white land-owning men but unjustly hangs, incarcerates & lynches POC.
I published this blog post two years ago regarding this travesty of justice and the dark legacy of President Abraham Lincoln. #dakota38

wirelesshogan.blogspot.com/2017/12/hangin…
The truth is, the foundations of our country were not written to protect everyone, which is why I'm running as an independent candidate for POTUS & my vision is to build a nation where, for the very first time, 'we the people' truly means #AllThePeople.
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