Film Provides Education on Great Sioux Uprising KEYC-TV

The Mankato Summit center was filled Friday as people watched a film on the Great Souix uprising. A story that resonates with Mankato history. The film Dakota Conflict is a documentary that recounts the events that resulted in 38 Lakota people being hanged in Mankato December 26, 1862. Since the anniversary was just last month the VINE Faith and Action Organization felt this was the time to reflect.

Pam Determan of Vine faith and Action says, "It is so important for us to understand our rich heritage and also the things about heritage that are very good but the things about our heritage that we could have done differently."Over 45 people came to watch the film and learn more about the history of where they live...

Carol Evers of Mankato says she came to watch because, "A lot of us, including myself were mislead. You hear one side of a story and now as you learn more about history and I'm sure this movies going to reveal a lot we have more of a balance."

After the movie a discussion was lead by Local Author Steve Ulmen who wrote a historical fiction novel based on the Dakota Conflict...Everyone who came to watch the film stayed for the discussion...

More on Steve Ulmen's novel Blood on the Prairie can be found here: http://stevenulmen.com/rlc.html

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