A Native American-led nonprofit has announced that it purchased nearly 40 acres (16.2 hectares) of land in the Black Hills of South Dakota amid a growing movement that seeks to return land to Indigenous people.
The Cheyenne River Youth Project announced in an April 11 statement that it purchased the tract of land adjacent to Bear Butte State Park in western South Dakota.
“One of the most sacred places for the Lakota Nation is Mato Paha, now part of Bear Butte State Park,” the statement said. “Access to Bear Butte was severed in the late 19th century, when the U.S. government seized the Black Hills and broke up the Great Sioux Reservation into several smaller reservations.”
Julie Garreau, executive director of the project, said in the statement that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1980 that the U.S. had illegally taken the Black Hills. The court awarded the Lakota people $105 million, but they have refused to accept the money because the Black Hills were never for sale, the statement said.
Related articles:
Related suggestion:
Eli Lilly's new ad says weightNew Zealand joins 50 countries in condemning transfer of weapons between North Korea and RussiaBlizzard strikes North America, cancelling flights and disrupting presidential campaignJapan's lunar craft lands successfully but can't generate solar powerHealth Ministry admits failings in handling contracts it awarded to firm with links to Peeni HenareChina's population drops for 2nd year, with record low birth rateChina pushes emergency use of COVID vaccine despite concernsIsrael reined in by International Court of Justice rulings on GazaUS and UK launch fresh strikes on Houthis in YemenTame Iti brings Haki Ātea to Waitangi
3.3013s , 5260.109375 kb
Copyright © 2024 Powered by Native American ,Stellar Series news portal