The Indian Wars - A Change of Worlds

Season 1, Episode 5: The Dakota War of 1862

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While the United States fights itself in the Civil War, the western border territories find themselves engaged in the Dakota War of 1862, a bloody conflict between settlers and the Native Americans.

All Episodes - Season 1

The People of Pre-Columbian America
Episode 1
The People of Pre-Columbian America
 Colonization of the 1600s
Episode 2
Colonization of the 1600s
 The French and Indian War
Episode 3
The French and Indian War
 Manifest Destiny and the Trail of Tears
Episode 4
Manifest Destiny and the Trail of Tears
 The Dakota War of 1862
Episode 5
The Dakota War of 1862
 The Wounded Knee Massacre
Episode 6
The Wounded Knee Massacre
 Native Americans in the 20th Century
Episode 7
Native Americans in the 20th Century
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