Dakota in Exile: The Untold Stories of Captives in the Aftermath of the U.S.-Dakota War

Robert Hopkins was a man caught between two worlds. As a member of the Dakota Nation, he was unfairly imprisoned, accused of taking up arms against U.S. soldiers when war broke out with the Dakota in 1862. However, as a Christian convert who was also a preacher, Hopkins's allegiance was often questioned by many of his fellow Dakota as well. Without a doubt, being a convert-and a favorite of the missionaries-had its privileges. Hopkins learned to read and write in an anglicized form of Dakot...