Nicollet County Historical Society Offers Guided Exhibit Tours Marking 175 Years Since Treaty of Traverse des Sioux
One hundred seventy-five years ago, Dakota leaders signed a treaty on this land that changed everything for their communities and for the place you now call home. Join a guided exhibit tour at the Treaty Site History Center to explore that history and the legacy that still shapes southern Minnesota
NUMEROUS TREATY VIOLATIONS
The Dakota never saw most of the money they were owed. The reservation decreased from 50 miles on either side of the Minnesota River in 1851 to 10 miles by 1858. The treaty failed to provide a new sustainable life for the Dakota. Crop failures, lack of game, and broken