President Donald Trump signed the Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act (H.R. 165) into law on Dec.19, preserving land for the Oglala and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe (CRST) to memorialize the tragic event, a crucial step in federal recognition and protection of the sacred site.The new law federally protects an area of land where hundreds of Lakota men, women and children were...
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