In 1980, the Supreme Court ruled that the Sioux had been cheated out of the Black Hills. They awarded the tribe $106 million in compensation. The tribe told the court to keep its money. They wanted the land. Can you imagine the Sierra Club or the Wilderness Society doing the same?
The Black Hills haven't seen such an act of betrayal since the Crow offered to scout against the Sioux for Custer. It's time to return the sacred mountains of Crazy Horse now before Daschle and his cronies in Big Green can do even more damage.
Jeffrey St. Clair
Jeffrey St. Clair is co-editor of Counterpunch: http://www.counterpunch.org
Please also read: "An Honest Judge Hears Native Americans Challenge U.S. Protectorate After More Than a Century" in our International Law section
Please also visit the following websites.
The Black Hills haven't seen such an act of betrayal since the Crow offered to scout against the Sioux for Custer. It's time to return the sacred mountains of Crazy Horse now before Daschle and his cronies in Big Green can do even more damage.
Jeffrey St. Clair
Jeffrey St. Clair is co-editor of Counterpunch: http://www.counterpunch.org
Please also read: "An Honest Judge Hears Native Americans Challenge U.S. Protectorate After More Than a Century" in our International Law section
Please also visit the following websites.