Dammed Indians Revisited The Continuing History of the Pick-Sloan Plan and the Missouri River Sioux |
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| Author:
| Lawson, Michael L. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-9798940-1-5 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2009 |
| Publisher: | South Dakota Historical Society Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $27.00 |
Book Description:
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The 1944 Pick-Sloan Plan created a wealth of economic opportunities for the states lying along the Missouri River. But the plan also flooded more than two hundred thousand acres of bottomlands that helped to sustain the Sioux and forced the relocation of whole communities. This title examines how the work of the US Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation affected the communities along the river, demonstrating the unequal relationships between the tribes and the federal government.
The 1944 Pick-Sloan Plan created a wealth of economic opportunities for the states lying along the Missouri River. But the plan also flooded more than two hundred thousand acres of bottomlands that helped to sustain the Sioux and forced the relocation of whole communities. This title examines how the work of the US Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation affected the communities along the river, demonstrating the unequal relationships between the tribes and the federal government.