Colorfully painted teepees, flags and ceremonial staffs decorate the landscape in Flandreau, S.D., in preparation for this morning's "Legacy of Survival" welcome-home walk from Flandreau across the state border to the Sacred Quarry at the Pipestone National Monument. The staff shown bears 38 eagle feathers, as well as a tanned triangle of hide with the names of the 38 Dakota Sioux that were hung for their part in the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862 in the largest mass execution in American history. Ceremonies are planned beginning with the 8 a.m. walk, a stop at the border and events following at the National Monument in Pipestone.
Dakota devastation
Colorfully painted teepees, flags and ceremonial staffs decorate the landscape in Flandreau, S.D., in preparation for this morning's "Legacy of Survival" welcome-home walk from Flandreau across the state border to the Sacred Quarry at the Pipesto...

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