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Date of Work
04/19/1953
Description
This editorial, dated April 19, 1953, addresses the controversy surrounding the removal of the ancestral remains of Sitting Bull (Tatanka Iyotanka), a Hunkpapa Lakota leader, from his grave at Fort Yates, North Dakota "by a small band of South Dakotans." It condemns the inaction of the Standing Rock Reservation Superintendent, Charles Spencer, who did not prevent the removal and failed to uphold the ND state law that protects burial sites. The editorial calls for accountability against those officials who violate their responsibilities.
Date of Work
Spring 4-19-1953
Keywords
Sitting Bull, Tatanka Iyotanka, Sitting Bull’s Grave, Burial Law, Grave Robbing, Disinterment, South Dakota, North Dakota
Organizations Referenced
Fort Yates, Sioux Indians, Standing Rock Indians, Federal Government, Department of the Interior
People Referenced
Charles Spencer
Disciplines
American Politics | Arts and Humanities | History | Indigenous Studies | Law | Native American Studies | Political Science
Recommended Citation
Unknown, "No Respect for N.D. Laws, April 4, 1953" (1953). Usher Burdick Papers. 558.
https://commons.und.edu/burdick-papers/558
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