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A 3 page consideration of the contras that has existed between the Oglala Sioux's regard for the
Black Hills and the U.S. government's regard for the region. The Black Hills of South Dakota are a sacred place for the Oglala Sioux. They are
also a highly valuable place from an economic perspective and are thus the subject of considerable dissension between the Oglala and the
non-Natives that are struggling to control them. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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The Black Hills of South Dakota are a sacred place for the Oglala Sioux. They are also a highly valuable place
from an economic perspective and are thus the subject of considerable dissension between the Oglala and the non-Natives that are struggling to control them. 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. Governmental policies directed towards Native Americans between 1830 and 1890 were varied yet almost all served to the detriment of the indigenous peoples and
to the advantage of the U.S. government and those non-Native peoples that government encompassed. Most of these policies revolved around land ownership and political sovereignty. In most cases
Native Americans played only a minuscule role in formulating the policies and treaties that could affect them. From a Native American perspective the
problems that revolve around control of the Black Hills is just one more example of the United States government violating the terms of its treaties with Native Americans. According
to the Treaty of Fort Laramie, a treaty the United States entered into with the Sioux in 1868, the Sioux own the Black Hills. The treaty specified that the
Black Hills be: "set apart for the absolute and undisturbed use and occupation of the
Indians" (Patric, 2003, 34). The Sioux concept of their indigenous title to this
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