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A 5 page overview of the conflict that has arisen in trying to meet the multi-use designation of this national monument. This paper is written from the perspective of a Native American stakeholder who contends that the Lakota Nation should have control of this region. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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5 pages (~225 words per page)
File: AM2_PPnaMultiUse.rtf
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I. Stakeholders Views and Opinions Located in the Belle Fourche River floodplain in the
Black Hills of Eastern Wyoming, Mato Tipila is a sacred place for many Native American cultures. Such was the case centuries before the arrival of the first non-Native culture
to this land. Known by the whites who now flock to area as "Devils Tower", Mato Tipila is also a point of considerable conflict between Native American interests and
white interests. Native American opinion is, and has been, consolidated as to what should be the primary purpose of this sacred place. White opinion as to what this
purpose should be, however, ranges from making it into the nations largest climbing wall to converting it to a theme park. The contrast that results illustrates the problems
that have existed between Native American and non-Natives since the beginning of their interactions. It is a problem that is perpetuated by a political system that emphasizes economic profit
over indigenous rights. As a member of the Lakota Nation who not only lives in the Black Hills but who uses Mato Tipila regularly as part of my religious
observations, this is not only a political issue for me but also a personal issue. Charlotte Black Elk of the Oglala Lakota is among the thousands of other Native
Americans who would agree (Taylor and Geffen, 2000). The controversy surrounding Mato Tipila is, in fact, a personal affront to my views, and to Charlotte Black Elk and other
Native American views, on who should be in control of this sacred place. Indeed, it must be asserted that the way Mato Tipali should be used should be confined
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