Native Americans & The Keystone Pipeline Peter Lewis
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The Problem Timeline Event Date Significance Treaty of Fort Laramie 1851 Temporary peace NA get $$ US gets safe right of way 1868 NA get land, hunting rights US gets assimilation Custer’s Last Stand (Battle of Little Bighorn) 1876 Rallies US against NAs US v. Sioux Nation, 448 U.S. 371 (1980) 1980 Sioux Nation awarded hundreds of millions in settlement for Black Hills seizure Keystone Pipeline XL ?? NA consider it “an act of war”
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Pop Quiz What was Custer’s Last Stand A battle with Native American’s over the Black Hills The last fight over a delish dessert A civil rights march on Washington None of the above Answer: A
Issues Sovereignty Property Energy Treaty Political
Native American Perspective Video: approximately 7 minutes Native American Perspective http://blog.nrcprograms.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Treaty-Series-Keystone-XL-Tar-Sands-Blockade-honor-the-treaties.jpg
Native American Perspective Video.
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TransCanada Perspective-Safety Video
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