A new documentary, “Lakota Nation vs. United States,” chronicles the promises broken by the U.S. and the Lakota fight to regain their sacred lands.
Filmmaker Jesse Short Bull spoke to ABC News’ Juju Chang about learning about his family’s connection to the dispute and what he believes restorative justice could look like.
JESSE SHORT BULL: Yeah, for sure. I mean, I grew up just as any other kid in America and in South Dakota. But I quickly discovered that something wasn't right or there was something missing, ‘cause I had an indigenous last name, Short Bull, but I didn't understand where that name came from. CHANG: Sure, and so much of that history is both hidden and dark. You know, I didn't realize that in 1980, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered over $100 million to be paid to the Great Sioux Nation because of the broken treaty. So with interest, that sum is now around $2 billion. But despite the poverty, the Great Sioux Nation still refuses the money, saying the land was never for sale. Tell us about that.SHORT BULL: I mean, it's centered to Lakota worldview.
SHORT BULL: I think that there's a lot of opportunities that can help establish the Oceti Sakowin tribes back within their relationship with their ancestral homelands or their homelands decreed by treaty. And a lot of that is looking at federal lands and public lands, and how we can enhance or figure out a way to create a path moving forward, to make this right, make this injustice right and try to fix it.
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