A journey of ceremony and prayer honors Dakota women who witnessed 1862 executions ^40.4%

MPR News - By Chandra Colvin - 12/26/2025, 10:20 PM

Dozens of riders on horseback and travelers on foot arrived Friday morning at Reconciliation Park in Mankato. Last year, two rides marked the revival of the famous reconciliation ride, honoring the 38 Dakota men hanged in Mankato on Dec. 26, 1862. Two additional men were hanged at Fort Snelling in 1865. The rides begin in both South... more