The land at Wounded Knee is sacred, as 300 or more of our ancestors lay buried there. The land needs to be respected as a memorial site no different than Arlington National Cemetery.
Emphasizing the sacredness of Wounded Knee land due to ancestral burials.
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For decades we have been fighting for land, and it is about time we got an opportunity and the Tribes came together for the betterment of the whole entire Oceti Sakowin, and we were able to secure it.
We thank our South Dakota Senators and Congressman, Dusty Johnson, for their leadership on this important matter concerning Wounded Knee.
The Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act is the next step in the healing process.
It is time that we are heard. We need to be listened to. We are not sitting here begging for help. We are asking you to hold up to your end of the bargain with our treaty obligations because that has definitely choked us out.