What the records say
- When
- 1850 – Jan 1851
- Kind
- Expulsion or deportation
- Coordinates
- 46.77° N, 93.27° W
- Description
- 1850–1851 forced displacement
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Sandy Lake Tragedy
1850 tragedy in Minnesota that led to the creation of Ojibwe reservations
The Sandy Lake Tragedy was the culmination in 1850 of a series of events centered in Big Sandy Lake, Minnesota that resulted in the deaths of several hundred Lake Superior Chippewa. Officials of the Zachary Taylor Administration and Minnesota Territory sought to relocate several bands of the tribe to areas west of the Mississippi River.
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