Commutation of Leonard Peltier's prison sentence sparks memories of stay in Springfield
Former reporter Mike Schilling recalls his Springfield prison interview with activist Leonard Peltier, whose sentence was ...
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U.S. House passes Johnson’s version of legislation to preserve Wounded Knee Massacre grounds
U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) worked with the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe to introduce the ...
Bill to preserve Wounded Knee Massacre site passes House, moves to Senate
The Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act passed the House unanimously last Congress, but was not voted on by ...
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House passes bill to protect Wounded Knee Massacre site
Lawmakers advanced H.R. 165, the “Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act,” by a 416-0 vote under suspension of ...
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South Dakota's Rounds, Thune reintroduce Wounded Knee lands bill in Congress
Senators Rounds and Thune re-introduce legislation to return part of the Wounded Knee Massacre site to restricted fee status.
President Biden grants clemency to AIM activist Leonard Peltier on last day in office
In his last day in office, President Biden commuted the sentence of a Native American activist convicted in the 1975 killings ...
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House sets vote on public land, recreation bills
One bill would protect the site of the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre. Another would address shark depredation. The House will vote this week on a slate of Natural Resources Committee bills that ...