Cultural Amnesia and Legal Rhetoric: Remembering the 1862 United States-Dakota War and the Need for Military Commissions
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Marouf Hasian
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 27, no. 1, 2003, pp. 91-117
Description
Examines the controversy of the 1862 Dakota Conflict in Minnesota, followed by the execution of 38 Sioux men, and questions whether military tribunals can balance civil liberties and state necessities.