The Dakota Commemorative March was a community-led event guided by Dakota organizers and elders, with participation from Indigenous and non-Indigenous walkers, allies, and supporters who joined to honor the historical forced march.
The marchers who participated in the Commemorative March 140 years after the 1862 event came from South Dakota and North Dakota, from reserves in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, as well as from Nebraska and Minnesota. Most of the Dakota people had relatives or ancestors who were on these forced removals or were killed in the towns along the march, or who were "murdered" in the concentration camp at Fort Snelling or hanged at Mankato. For most of the participants, this march was an emotional and powerful experience.
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Nunpa, Chris Mato. "Dakota Commemorative March: Thoughts and Reactions." The American Indian Quarterly, vol. 28 no. 1, 2004, p. 216-237. Project MUSE, https://dx.doi.org/10.1353/aiq.2005.0018.