Treaty of Traverse des Sioux

From the Star Tribune today:

"Historians using survey technology and supporting documents have rediscovered a Minnesota River ford near St. Peter that was used for centuries by Dakota Indians and white settlers." (full article below)

Historians rediscover ancient Minnesota River ford

Wiki: Treaty of Traverse des Sioux

TEXT: TREATY WITH THE SIOUX—SISSETON AND WAHPETON BANDS, 1851

The Dakota Indians called this place Oiyuwege, meaning "the place of crossing." French explorers called it Traverse des Sioux, or "crossing place of the Sioux."