The Dakota had been trapping and harvesting furs using their own tools for hundreds of years. blankets, firearms, metal tools, and textiles) for furs. European (primarily French and English) and American traders would exchange manufactured goods (e.g. The Dakota were one of the main fur trappers of in the Northwest Territory and harvested a wide variety of animals from the region's woodlands and waterways.
While exact dates were not recorded, oral histories of the Dakota indicate the presence of their people at the confluence for several hundred years, perhaps back as far as the 13th century AD. Additionally, the river served as a primary source of trade for the Dakota and allowed them to conduct commerce with other Native American peoples. At this confluence, the Dakota would maintain seasonal camps and the area served as a cultural center for their people. Per Dakota oral traditions, the confluence of the two rivers (Bdote), of separate origins represent the origin of life and the center of the Earth (Maka Cokiya Kin). The Dakota people not only used the river for travel, sustenance, fishing, and swimming but also in a religious context as well. The confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers has been of great significance to the Dakota people. Prior to the United States Expansion Era (Pre 1805) Many buildings constructed in the 20th century serve new purposes as well one example is the Minnesota Boy Scouts of America (MNBSA) use the old field house for operations (4) A reconstruction of the original fort serves as a museum today. Since then, the post has been redeveloped for recreation and education uses. After the United States expansion into the region in 1819, Fort Snelling has served as a frontier outpost, army cavalry post, linguistic school, and veteran discharge center until its closure in 1946. The area below the fort on the shores of the two rivers is of cultural significance to the Dakota people. Notably, Fort Snelling is considered an unorganized territory, and not in a city or county.
Round Tower of Fort Snelling, November 2018 (5)įort Snelling is a former United States Army post located on the bluffs overlooking the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi rivers approximately 7.5 miles downstream from downtown Minneapolis, MN.
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