History on the Dakota, who are the keepers of the eastern door to the greater D/L/Nakota Nation. The Dakota are comprised of four bands; Mdewakanton, Sissetonwan, Wahpetonwan, and Wahpekute.

A beginning resource for understanding more about the Dakota people's relationship to Minnesota.

Excellent maps and visualizations.

Includes primary and secondary sources about the Dakota Homeland, and links to other related projects. From the Minnesota Historical Society.

Links to resources for doing genealogical and other historical research about the Dakota people from the 19th and 20th century. Some of these resources are online, others are on paper at the Historical Society.

Minnesota is centered within Dakota creation stories and is an important place in traditional Ojibwe history. Along with the Dakota and Ojibwe, the Ho-Chunk, Cheyenne, Oto, Iowa, and the Sac & Fox tribes also acknowledge Minnesota as important to their tribal histories.

This exhibit focuses on the history of the Wahpekute Nation of Dakota Indians in the region around Faribault.

A group of exhibits about Native Americans in Minnesota.

The College's official Land Acknowledgment, and more information and resources about local Indigenous communities.