Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights

September 7, 2010

40th Anniversary of the Takeover of Mount Rushmore

Native Americans mark 40th anniversary of reclaiming Mount Rushmore
www.kotatv.com/Global/story.asp?S=13064126
http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/news/article_6e82a8b8-b3f0-11df-a9b5-001cc4c002e0.html
MOUNT RUSHMORE NATIONAL MEMORIAL -- “Today is a lesson in history,” Robert Cook, former president of the National Indian Education Association, said Sunday at Mount Rushmore.
“It feels good that we had people who stood up and risked being arrested, losing their freedom at a place that represents freedom,” Cook said, recalling a group of Native American activists who protested and held a three-month-long occupation of the memorial 40 years ago, bringing national attention to Native issues. It wasn’t done on a whim, Cook said, but involved courage to stand up for their beliefs. (click link for more)

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