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The Lakotas and the Black Hills: The Struggle for Sacred Ground
Written by Jeffrey Ostler
Narrated by George Wilson
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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In this enthralling narrative, professor and award-winning author Jeffrey Ostler recounts the Lakota Sioux's loss of their spiritual homeland and their remarkable legal battle to regain it. Moving easily from battlefields to reservations to Supreme Court chambers, Ostler captures the strength that bore the Lakotas through the worst times and kept alive the dream of reclaiming their cherished lands.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Gives wonderful details about the history of the Lakota people and their struggle to keep the sacred Black Hills.