Southern Minnesota
In 1860 Snana a Mdewakanton Dakota took in a white child named Mary Schwandt because she was brought back to the Dakota camp with other white settlers as a hostages even though Snana favored peace over war. And because she was grieving a child of her own that she had lost only a few weeks before. Mary's family was killed and her home plundered. Sadly Mary was only 14 years old when it happened. When the Dakota came to check on Snana she would hide Mary and her child in a hole she dug in the center of her tipi. She would cover the hole with poles and put a rug over top like nothing had ever happened. Snana hid Mary there because if the Dakota found her they would kill her.
And if they were going to kill Mary they would
In 1860 Snana a Mdewakanton Dakota took in a white child named Mary Schwandt because she was brought back to the Dakota camp with other white settlers as a hostages even though Snana favored peace over war. And because she was grieving a child of her own that she had lost only a few weeks before. Mary's family was killed and her home plundered. Sadly Mary was only 14 years old when it happened. When the Dakota came to check on Snana she would hide Mary and her child in a hole she dug in the center of her tipi. She would cover the hole with poles and put a rug over top like nothing had ever happened. Snana hid Mary there because if the Dakota found her they would kill her.
And if they were going to kill Mary they would