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Season 3, Episode 4: The Past Is Alive Within Us: The U.S.- Dakota Conflict

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This two hour documentary examines one of the most difficult chapters of Minnesota's history: the state's involvement in the Dakota War as the Civil War was simultaneously raging. Both of these wars, which came quickly on the heels of statehood were about race, land, and identity.

All Episodes - Season 3

Citizen
Episode 1
Citizen
 Lost Duluth I
Episode 2
Lost Duluth I
 Robert Bly: A Thousand Years of Joy
Episode 3
Robert Bly: A Thousand Years of Joy
 The Past Is Alive Within Us: The U.S.- Dakota Conflict
Episode 4
The Past Is Alive Within Us: The U.S.- Dakota Conflict
 Stalag Luft III: One Man's Story
Episode 5
Stalag Luft III: One Man's Story
 Coming to Mni Sota
Episode 6
Coming to Mni Sota
 Stories Under The Stones
Episode 7
Stories Under The Stones
 Dakota Conflict
Episode 8
Dakota Conflict
 Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page
Episode 9
Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page
 Trailheads: The Oregon Trail's Origins
Episode 10
Trailheads: The Oregon Trail's Origins
 Girl from Birch Creek
Episode 11
Girl from Birch Creek
 Lost Twin Cities I
Episode 12
Lost Twin Cities I
 Minnesota: A History of the Land
Episode 13
Minnesota: A History of the Land
 Return to Skid Row
Episode 14
Return to Skid Row
 Armed with Language
Episode 15
Armed with Language
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