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May 8, 2012

U.N. Investigator Calls for U.S. to Restore Some Land to Native Americans 
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A United Nations investigator has said the United States should restore
some land to Native American tribes, including South Dakota’s Black
Hills, which is home to the famous Mt. Rushmore monument. Special
Rapporteur James Anaya concluded a fact-finding mission that determined
the United States should return some land stolen from Native American
tribes as a step toward addressing systemic discrimination against
Native Americans that continues to this day. Anaya said his two-week
visit to Native American reservations uncovered widespread stories of
dispossession and brutality "all grounded on racial discrimination."
Anaya said he found reservations with upwards of 70 percent unemployment
plagued by social problems and tough conditions.

 

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