Dammed Indians Revisited: The Continuing History of the Pick-Sloan Plan and the Missouri River Sioux
Michael L. Lawson
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Paperback. illustrated, map, bibliography, notes, index Num Pages: 416 pages, colour illustrations, black & white tables, maps. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBT; HBTB; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 499.
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. Dammed Indians Revisited examines how the work of the United States 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. Lawson has unearthed new information, revising his original work to bring the story up-to-date. While the flooding occurred more ... Read more
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. Dammed Indians Revisited examines how the work of the United States 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. Lawson has unearthed new information, revising his original work to bring the story up-to-date. While the flooding occurred more ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
South Dakota State Historical Society
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Weight
498g
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
Pierre, United States
ISBN
9780979894015
SKU
V9780979894015
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99-1
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