For Minneapolis’s Native Americans, a New Fight Echoes a Bitter History

The crackdown on unauthorized immigrants is resonating deeply among the Dakota and other tribes, as residents confront what they call a federal occupation of their land. Sophie Watso, of the Mdewakanton Dakota tribe, was arrested in a dispute with federal agents in Minneapolis.

The crackdown on unauthorized immigrants is resonating deeply among the Dakota and other tribes, as residents confront what they call a federal occupation of their land. Sophie Watso, of the Mdewakanton Dakota tribe, was arrested in a dispute with federal agents in Minneapolis.

Sophie Watso, of the Mdewakanton Dakota tribe, was arrested in a dispute with federal agents in Minneapolis.