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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

UNCOVERED: Riders complete trip to honor victims of mass execution | History Defined

© 2022 Jerry Holt/Star Tribune

Dakota tribal members have completed what could be their final annual 330-mile ride on horseback to honor 40 of their ancestors who were killed in the aftermath of the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862.

The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported that the riders arrived in Mankato on Monday morning after setting out from Lower Brule, South Dakota. The riders endured two snowstorms and frigid days. Hundreds of people cheered the riders' arrival in Mankato.

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