S1E18 - The Worst Season
From Hand Me Down by Gerald O'Connor
February 29, 2020 · 17 min · Season 1 · Episode 18
About this episode
This episode discusses the struggles of a great-uncle on a Dakota farm during a time of drought and hardship.
In this episode, a great-uncle endures drought and hardship on a Dakota farm once part of the territory of the Lakota Sioux that was broken up and sold under the Dawes Act of 1887. Episode link
Topics covered
- Dakota farm
- Dawes Act
- Lakota Sioux
- drought
- hardship
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Dakota
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