Sunday May 25, 2009
Today we started off the first full day of the week by giving the volunteers a little history about the Lakota, Pine Ridge and the relationship between Native Americans and the US Government. After that we went to Wounded Knee, the site of the 1890 Massacre and the 1976(?) occupation by the American Indian Movement, which is only about 7 miles from Re-Member. We went to the mass grave, stood in the same place as the Lakota did in 1890, and reflected on the experience.
After Wounded Knee, the group went to the Badlands for a hike. Easily one of my favorite parts of the Rez, easily. To me, the Badlands are like a mix of Land Before Time, Lion King, and Jurassic Park (a weird combo I know, but here’s a picture)
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