On May 13, 9:18 pm, chatnoir <
wolfbat3...@mindspring.com> wrote:
> In 1890, Wounded Knee was the site of a brutal massacre. More than 150
> men, women, and children of the Lakota tribe were brutally slaughtered
> by American soldiers. It has become a sacred place to the Lakota
> Sioux; it is an important part of their spiritual heritage. But the
> site's private owner is now trying to sell it off to the highest
> bidder -- one of whom would build a horse slaughterhouse on the site.
>
> The U.S. government transferred Wounded Knee to private ownership in
> the late 1800s, where it's remained ever since. Its current owner has
> owned the plot since 1968. Now, he's looking to sell it off -- and
> he's offered it to the Oglala tribe for the cool price of $3.9
> million.
>
> The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, just a few miles from where Wounded
> Knee is located, is one of the poorest places in the country. To ask
> them to pay millions of dollars for land they should rightly own is
> akin to ransom, and to build a horse slaughterhouse there would be
> downright unthinkable.
I am a gay native American. In 2013 we still do not have adequate
rights in this country. I would rather see a history themed adult
bookstore where native Americans can congregate and watch native
American themed gay movies together.