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Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 12:05:02 -0800 (PST)
From: dave evad <treeear@yahoo.com>
Subject: Yankton Sioux Update-- January 25, 2000
To: treeear@yahoo.com
 

 To All Our Supporters,
> Thank you so much for all the work you have done and
> the prayers you have sent our way. According to our
> attorney, it is primarily because of the high level of
> public outrage that we have gotten to where we are
> today.
>
> The remains and artifacts have all been collected and
> are awaiting reburial, anticipated for mid-February.
> NAGPRA restrictions prohibit burial before that time.
> So for now, our encampment continues, (we're up to
> four tipis now), in order to safeguard the remains.
> Ceremonies have been completed, but there will be a
> more public burial ceremony.
>
> One issue for which we still need support is the
> return of land to the Tribe on which to rebury our
> relatives. The Tribe is requesting 640 acres adjacent
> to the burial site. The situation is complicated
> because the Corps of Engineers owns the land now, but
> the Mitigation Act will turn it over to the State of
> South Dakota in about two years. We need your
> continued support to see that this land is transferred
> to the Tribe.
>
> We will also be going to Congress and asking about the
> transfer of all the Corps land in our area to the
> Tribe. As we understand it, under the original terms
> of agreement, the excess land was to have been
> returned to the Tribe, but then a rider was attached
> to a bill which gave it to the State.
>
> We appreciate your concern and your support more than
> you will ever know. We pray for all of you, too.
> Blessings.
> Pidamayedo. (Thank you.)
> Tessa Lehto
> Yankton Sioux Tribe
>
> P.S. A special issue of the YST monthly newspaper, the
> Sioux Messenger will be published this week. The sole
> topic will be the White Swan burial site. The
> Messenger is not yet available on-line, but you can
> send a check or money order for $3 (for postage) and
> we will send one to you. It takes about 1-2 weeks for
> delivery. Yankton Sioux Tribe, Sioux Messenger, PO Box
> 248, Marty, SD 57361. Subscriptions are also
> available.
>
 

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