The Dakota
The US government pressed the Dakota to sell their land, which they ceded in a succession of treaties negotiated by corrupt officials. In the decades following the signings of these treaties, their terms were rarely honored. During the Civil War, officials plundered annuities promised to Native Americans, leading to famine among the Dakota. Facing starvation, a faction of the Dakota declared war and massacred settlers. The Dakota were interned and exiled from Minnesota.