Rutherford Hayes actually said...

It is hereby ordered that all that portion of the Sioux Indian Reservation in Dakota Territory created by Executive orders dated January 11, March 16, and May 20, 1875, and November 28, 1876, be, and the same hereby is, restored to the public domain.

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Executive Order—Returning Sioux Land in Dakota to Public Domain

08/08/1879

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