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\u00a0The Associated Press \u00a029\/05\/2024 13:09 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) \u2014 A noose that was used in the largest mass execution in U.S. history will be returned to a Dakota tribe, the Minnesota Historical Society announced. The society plans to repatriate what is known as the Mankato Hanging Rope to the Prairie Island Indian Community after the 30-day notice period required under federal law. It was used to hang Wicanhpi Wastedanpi, also known as Chaske, who was one of 38 Dakota men executed in Mankato following the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862. It has been in the society’s collection since 1869, but out of sensitivity to the Dakota people, it is not on public display. \u201cThis is a harmful and painful object that does not reflect the mission and the values of MNHS today,\u201d… <\/p>\n

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\u00a0The Associated Press \u00a029\/05\/2024 13:09 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) \u2014 A noose that was used in the largest mass execution in U.S. history will be returned to a Dakota tribe, the Minnesota Historical Society announced. The society plans to repatriate what is known as the Mankato Hanging Rope to the Prairie Island Indian Community after the 30-day notice period required under federal law. It was used to hang Wicanhpi Wastedanpi, also known as Chaske, who was one of 38 Dakota men executed in Mankato following the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862. It has been in the society’s collection since 1869, but out of sensitivity to the Dakota people, it is not on public display. \u201cThis is a harmful and painful object that does not reflect the mission and the values of MNHS today,\u201d... <\/p>\n

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