Convicted by Design: The Trials of Šákpe and Wakháŋ Ožáŋžaŋ, 1864–1865.

This article examines the cross-border abduction, military trials, and execution of Šákpe (Little Six) and Wakháŋ Ožáŋžaŋ (Sacred/Holy Light), two eastern Dakota leaders who sought refuge in British Territory after the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862 (August 18 to September 23, 1862). Often treated as an ep...

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Published in:	Western Historical Quarterly Vol. 57; no. 3; pp. 203 - 221
Main Author:	Legg, John R
Format:	Article
Published:	Oxford University Press / USA Autumn2026
Subjects:	Dakota (North American people) Kidnapping Mutiny Executions & executioners Settler colonialism Courts-martial & courts of inquiry Illegality Native American history United States
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