My first years were spent living just as my forefathers had lived - roaming the green, rolling hills of what are now the states of South Dakota and Nebraska.
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We lived on our land as long as we can remember. The land was owned by our tribe as far back as memory of men goes.Standing Bear
There's still live ordnance out there, ... They were out there exploding stuff last week.
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And when native man left off this form of development, his humanization was retarded in growth.
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There was so much brush in the area, and you'd have not-respectable people hanging out all the time, ... I'm sure there was drug dealing happening, and I know there were underage kids drinking and throwing their beer cans everywhere. Now it looks so much better.
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Man's heart away from nature becomes hard.
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That the Indians possess the inherent right of expatriation as well as the more fortunate white race, and have the inalienable right to 'life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness,' so long as they obey the laws and do not trespass on forbidden ground.
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