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Minnesota Historical Society will repatriate the 'Mankato Hanging Rope' to the Prairie Island Indian Community

Minnesota Historical Society will return 'Mankato Hanging Rope' to Prairie Island Indian Community

The community filed a claim under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act and has won its case.

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The item was used in the hanging of Wicanhpi Wastedanpi (also known as Chaske), one of the 38 Dakota men hanged on Dec. 26, 1862

Minnesota Historical Society to repatriate noose to Prairie Island

The Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS) has approved the Prairie Island Indian Community’s repatriation claim for a noose used in the mass hanging of 38 Dakota men in 1862.