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PBS NewsHour  Why the Sioux Are Refusing $1.3 Billion

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Program: PBS NewsHour

Episode: Why the Sioux Are Refusing $1.3 Billion

Members of the Great Sioux Nation could pocket a large sum set aside by the government for taking the resource-rich Black Hills away from the tribes in 1877. But leaders say the sacred land was never, and still isn't, for sale.

Duration: (7:38)
Premiere Date: 08/24/2011
Episode Expires: Never
TV Rating: E


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