The Dakota nation established campsites in Kandiyohi County for hunting and fishing, and Little Crow's campsite here was used for that purpose. Born Taoyateduta about 1810 in the Mdewakanton Dakota village of Kaposia, Little Crow became chief of his village after his father's death in 1846. He signed the Treaty at Taverse Des Sioux in 1851 and went with the Dakota delegation to Washington D.C. in 1858 to press the U.S. Government to carry out earlier treaty terms. Through treaties with the U.S. Government, the Dakota were left with only a small portion of land south of the Minnesota River. In 1862, Little Crow played an important role in the U.S. Dakota Conflict as the leader of the Dakota warriors.