The U.S. Government Offered The Sioux More Than $1 Billion For The Black Hills – They Refused To Take The Money
This continuing public restatement is not merely rhetorical.
It serves specific purposes.
It maintains the political record that the claim has been consistently asserted — relevant if the question of whether the claim has been abandoned ever becomes legally significant.
It maintains internal community awareness that the claim exists, that it is not historical but present.
And it communicates to the outside world, including to the United States government, that the monetary alternative on offer has not and does not represent a satisfactory resolution.
The practice of restatement also reflects something about the nature of the claim itself.
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