In 1980 the Supreme Court awarded the Sioux tribe 106 million dollars as compensation for land that was taken from them. The Sioux refused to accept the payment, and the money remains in the US Treasury to this day, accruing interest. $106 million dollar figure was based on the land value of 1877: The Supreme Court awarded eight Sioux tribes $106 million in compensation—the 1877 value of $17.5 million, plus interest. The Sioux Nation has refused to accept the award, saying they want their land returned. The money is held in accounts at the Treasury Department, accruing interest. As of 2011, the accounts are estimated to be valued at over $1 billion.
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pitterpat 8 year s ago
I have several things to say about every one of these pictures. I've said them on Reddit, LiveLeak, and Facebook. Out of all of them, #53 stands out the most to me. I've traveled the same rapids of the Colorado River for over 30 years. All of them with my eyes closed. Riding rapids requires instincts beyond sight. I've felt the waves, the rocks beneath my legs and thighs. I've listened to winds and their effects over the boulders as this river has run. Through all four seasons, each rock speaks. Each year, each season, I've rode their floes and heard their words. Yet it wasn't until a blind man went online to blog his journey did the world finally listen to what my people have known... Havasupai
#57 Google will never be able to duplicate, nor replicate, the overwhelming feeling of actually being in the presence of great, natural beauty. Google can lend us maps, pictures, and directions, but they can never duplicate the magic that comes from actually living the moments in these great places, even if for a few moments. Any time of day, on any given time of year, the Canyons have their own smells and sounds depending on what wildlife is migrating. Each season brings new life to the Canyons. Each sunrise, sunset, twilight, and full moon, brings more to life than any CGI or Hollywood movie. The romance of its natural beauty makes everyone who views it, reconsider their definition of, LOVE.
#57 Google will never be able to duplicate, nor replicate, the overwhelming feeling of actually being in the presence of great, natural beauty. Google can lend us maps, pictures, and directions, but they can never duplicate the magic that comes from actually living the moments in these great places, even if for a few moments. Any time of day, on any given time of year, the Canyons have their own smells and sounds depending on what wildlife is migrating. Each season brings new life to the Canyons. Each sunrise, sunset, twilight, and full moon, brings more to life than any CGI or Hollywood movie. The romance of its natural beauty makes everyone who views it, reconsider their definition of, LOVE.
#57 Google will never be able to duplicate, nor replicate, the overwhelming feeling of actually being in the presence of great, natural beauty. Google can lend us maps, pictures, and directions, but they can never duplicate the magic that comes from actually living the moments in these great places, even if for a few moments. Any time of day, on any given time of year, the Canyons have their own smells and sounds depending on what wildlife is migrating. Each season brings new life to the Canyons. Each sunrise, sunset, twilight, and full moon, brings more to life than any CGI or Hollywood movie. The romance of its natural beauty makes everyone who views it, reconsider their definition of, LOVE.