History+of+the+Dakotas

=**History of the Dakotas**=

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====In the beginning, the Dakotas lived around Mississippi in the Southern Minnesota and the North-Western part of Wisconsin and Iowa. They got chased western and out on the fields, first by the Ojibwas, later by the Europeans settlers and adventurers who wanted to find gold and earn money. The Dakotas survived because they started hunting buffalos, and they started living as nomads. As other people who lived in the same area, they became great riders. Along with the Cheyenne’s and the Arapahos, the Dakotas stood up against the Europeans after the holy Black-Hills area also got threatened by the gold seekers and the people who wanted to build trail ways.==== ====After many gatherings, the three tribes managed to beat the Europeans 1876. But already in 1862, because of hunger and bitterness caused by broken promises, the Santee-Dakotas in East made rebellion. That led to a bloody war made of the chief Little Crow, against his will. He had to lead the war against the Europeans and the American troops who joined the war. At first in 1890, the Dakotas had no enemies that wanted to destroy their tribe.====

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