George W. Crooks' Account of the Dakota War of 1862 is a narrative of the events leading up to the "Minnesota Massacre" known as the Dakota War of 1862, given by the Dakota gentleman George W. Crooks (l. c. 1856-1947) in 1937 when he was 81 years old. #History #Sioux #LittleCrow #DakotaWarOf1862 #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/2-2620-en/

This story fascinates me. He puts a blanket over his shoulders and gets shot because friendlies mistook him for a Dakota Native. The subtext here is that Natives in blankets were being shot at without much thought. At least that's how I read it.
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Little Crow (Taoyateduta, also known as Little Crow III, l. c. 1810-1863) was a Dakota Sioux chief best known as the leader of the Mdewakanton Dakota (Santee) Sioux during the Dakota War of 1862. #History #Sioux #LittleCrow #DakotaWarOf1862 #HistoryFacts https://www.worldhistory.org/Little_Crow/