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 .

In the fall and early winter of 1850, the US government forced thousands of Lake Superior Ojibwe to leave their homeland in Wisconsin and gather at Sandy Lake, in Minnesota Territory, to receive an annual treaty payment.

At Sandy Lake and on the trek home, more than 400 people died because of delayed and meager payments, tainted food, disease, inadequate housing and the cold weather. This and other events led to the 1852 journey to Washington by Chief Buffalo and Benjamin Armstrong to meet with President Fillmore.

Nov 14, 2017 · Hundreds of Ojibwe people died as the U.S. government tricked them into leaving their homes in the Upper Great Lakes and traveling to northern Minnesota. It's known as the Chippewa Trail of Tears, and the Wisconsin Death March. Author Robert Downes joined Stateside today to tell this history.

In the winter of 1850, many Ojibwe people died as a result of actions by the Federal Government not upholding its treaty obligations. Today, many communities join at Sandy Lake to remember their ancestors and to tell their story.

Jul 30, 2023 · Disease and hunger spread through the confined camps of 5,000 Ojibwe who traveled to Sandy Lake and the people ultimately left for home in the midst of harsh winter conditions. At the lake and the difficult walk home — as the riverways were frozen over — 400 Ojibwe men, women and children died.

Mikwendaagoziwag (They Are Remembered) focuses on the 1850 Sandy Lake tragedy and the struggle for Ojibwe (or Anishinaabe) to survive amidst forced assimilation.

Jun 9, 2013 · There isn’t enough space in this post to detail the entire Sandy Lake Tragedy (I’ll cover more at a later date), but the payments were not made, and 130-150 Ojibwe people, mostly men, died that fall and winter at Sandy Lake.

Apr 4, 2017 · In the fall of 1850, the Ojibwe gathered at Sandy Lake in Minnesota Territory to received their promised annuities. But they were fed spoiled rations and the...

Dec 1, 2016 · The Sandy Lake Tragedy was a disaster of immense proportions. It resulted in the death of hundreds of peaceful and innocent Ojibwe while causing great displeasure, discomfort, and grief for those who survived. It was calculated and implemented by …