The new documentary highlights the Lakota Nation's ongoing struggle to reclaim the Black Hills, which was stolen in violation of treaty agreements with the US.
On this edition of Your Call, we discuss Lakota Nation vs. United States, a new documentary about the ongoing fight to reclaim Indigenous land.
The film chronicles the Lakota Nation’s quest for sovereignty, self-determination, and reclamation of sacred land stolen by the US government. The film focuses on the landmark 1980 Supreme Court case affirming that the Black Hills — the site of Mount Rushmore — were taken from them, necessitating compensation. That money has been refused as the land was never for sale.