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Historian's View of S. 705 - The Sioux Nation Black Hills Bill.
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Miller, David B. – WICAZO SA Review, 1988
Examines the Sioux Nation Black Hills Act (1987) as a proposed settlement of the Black Hills claim by the Sioux. Examines bill in terms of American legal history. Suggests the legislation would create legal confusion, conflict, and racial tension. Criticizes bill as harming regional resource management efforts. (TES)
Descriptors: American Indian History, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Federal Indian Relationship
The Black Hills Case: On the Cusp of History.
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Pommersheim, Frank – WICAZO SA Review, 1988
Discusses the legal history of ownership claim to Black Hills land in South Dakota by Lakota Sioux Indians and federal government. Examines progress of the Sioux Nation Black Hills Act (1987) as a way to establish a Sioux National Council, a vibrant legal panel linking the Lakota with their past. (TES)
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian History, American Indian Reservations, American Indians
Reflections on the Black Hills Claim.
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Deloria, Vine, Jr. – WICAZO SA Review, 1988
Discusses Sioux claim to the Black Hills of South Dakota from the Sioux perspective. Land claim discussed not as legal or political issue, but as a problem deeper than simple land transaction. Examines history and federal land acquisition as violation of Indian culture. Discusses possible future strategies in dealing with government. (TES)
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian History, American Indian Reservations, American Indians