Dakota 38 – Healing from the Largest Mass Execution in US History

Goal of Healing – Overcoming the Past
THUNDER BAY – On December 26, 1862, thirty-eight Sioux men were hanged in the largest mass execution in the history of the United States. The accused had been convicted in early December of that year. Trials for the accused in some cases lasted less than five minutes. None of the accused were provided with legal representation, their understanding of the proceedings was at best very minimal.
The hanging of the Dakota 38 came following the surren