Can you believe that we are in August already? The sun is high, the cicadas are buzzing, and if you look closely you can see the end of summer in sight. It’s a time of year that means ...

If you’ve been a regular reader of my column, you’ve likely noticed that I enjoy writing about the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862, sometimes referred to as the “Sioux Uprising.” Not only do I ...

“We all ride for the same reason: to remember the grandfathers that were executed on Dec. 26, 1862 ... the Dakota at the Battle of Wood Lake in Yellow Medicine County. The uprising led ...

Thomas D. Phillips (MMgmt’71) co-authored the book Fire in the North: The Minnesota Uprising and the Sioux War in Dakota Territory. It recounts the Dakota War of 1862, also known as the Sioux Uprising ...

Pp. xvi, 208. Illus., maps, append., index. $18.99. ISBN: 0805093648. Tracing Sioux history from 1862 to the present, the author begins with the 1862 uprising of the Minnesota Santee (cousins to the ...