Mining and the Lakota / produced by Milt Lee and KILI Radio on the Pine Ridge Reservation.

Program Title:
Mining and the Lakota / produced by Milt Lee and KILI Radio on the Pine Ridge Reservation.
PRA Archive #: 
SZ0735.01
Description: 

Four part series which examines the battle for control of the Black Hills of South Dakota. It traces the history of loss and devastation, treaty and legislative doublespeak, and points to prospects of the future.|MINING AND THE LAKOTA / produced by Milt Lee and KILI Radio on the Pine Ridge Reservation. - SERIES: The Black Hills : a Lakota vision| no. 1 - Four part series which examines the battle for control of the Black Hills of South Dakota. It traces the history of loss and devastation, treaty and legislative doublespeak, and points to prospects of the future. CONTENT: The Black Hills, one of the oldest mountain ranges in the world, are the focal point of Lakota culture and spiritual tradition. Since the seizure of those mountains by the United States in 1877, the hills have attracted mining companies, industry, loggers, settlers, and tourists. This program explores the reaction to this invasion from both environmentalists and the Lakota. A significant underlying issue is of why the sacredness of the Black Hills has not provoked a more active opposition. - RECORDED: 1992.

The Black Hills, one of the oldest mountain ranges in the world, are the focal point of Lakota culture and spiritual tradition. Since the seizure of those mountains by the United States in 1877, the hills have attracted mining companies, industry, loggers, settlers, and tourists. This program explores the reaction to this invasion from both environmentalists and the Lakota. A significant underlying issue is of why the sacredness of the Black Hills has not provoked a more active opposition.

Date Recorded on: 
1992.
Date Broadcast on: 
-0-
Item duration: 
1 reel (30 min.) : 7 1/2 ips., mono.|30:00
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Distributor: 
Los Angeles : Pacifica Radio Archive, 1992.
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