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Steinke, Christopher – Great Plains Quarterly, 2012
In 1742 two sons of the explorer Pierre Gaultier de Varennes de La Verendrye met an indigenous nation they called the Gens de l'Arc somewhere along the middle Missouri River near present-day Pierre, South Dakota. Louis-Joseph and Francois were searching for the mythical Sea of the West, and the former asked the chief of the Gens de l'Arc if he…
Descriptors: American Indians, American Indian History, United States History, Violence
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Ackerman, William V. – American Indian Quarterly, 2009
Legal gaming on Indian reservations has increased dramatically since the 1987 landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court in "California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians." In this case the Supreme Court upheld by a 6-3 vote the right under federal law for Indians to run gambling operations without state regulation in states…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, American Indians, State Regulation, Court Litigation
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Lindsley, Sheryl L.; Braithwaite, Charles A.; Ahlberg, Kristin L. – Great Plains Quarterly, 2002
The occupation of Wounded Knee, South Dakota, in 1973 by the leaders of the American Indian Movement (AIM) represented a culmination of frustration felt by Native Americans. The news media mocked the occupation and minimized the seriousness of the event. However, the historical significance of the Native American occupation of Wounded Knee, as…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, American Indians, American Indian Education, Rhetorical Criticism
Bureau of Indian Affairs (Dept. of Interior), Washington, DC. – 1968
A brief history of Indian tribes in the States of North and South Dakota is presented. Discussion centers around individual Indian tribes, such as Chippewas and Sioux, which are representative of early and modern Indian life in these States. A section devoted to Indians in these states today offers an indication of the present condition of the…
Descriptors: American Indians, Collective Settlements, Cultural Background, Educational Practices
Hatton, Caroline – 1981
As part of an eight-state research effort to locate and preserve information related to country schools, this report examines western South Dakota's country schools as historic sites, country schools as community centers, teachers (their roles, rules, and restrictions), school curriculum, education for Sioux Indians, and country schools today.…
Descriptors: Acculturation, American Indian Education, American Indians, Community Centers