Reclaiming Mni Sota
An Alternate History of The U.S. - Dakota War of 1862

What if Minnesota—Mni Sota Makoce—had remained Native-held land?Narrated by Scott Fleming, Reclaiming Mni Sota is a riveting alternate-history reimagining of the U.S.–Dakota War of 1862, told through two intertwined lives on opposite sides of a nation in conflict. Teenager Samuel Copeland leaves Vermont seeking a better future, only to be thrust into loss, war, and impossible choices. Years earlier, WaabiskiMakwa watches his Ojibwe world fracture and sets out to find meaning, survival, and love in a changing land. Their journeys move toward a single, devastating intersection—where an unprecedented Dakota–Ojibwe alliance challenges American power at Fort Snelling.Winner of the 34th Annual Midwest Book Award, this audiobook blends empathy, vivid storytelling, and historical reckoning. Experience a past reimagined—and ask what history might look like if the victors had been different.