Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

South fork of the Cheyenne river... 436 00:47:46,631 --> 00:47:50,367 Downstream to the mouth of Battle Creek. 437 00:47:53,571 --> 00:47:55,973 The indian must have full citizenship 438 00:47:56,073 --> 00:47:59,309 And a deed in his hands like any white man. 439 00:47:59,410 --> 00:48:02,647 Assimilation, Charles, or extinction. 440 00:48:02,747 --> 00:48:06,150 Gentlemen, the plan we put before you for the Sioux 441 00:48:06,250 --> 00:48:10,555 Will be a model for indians from the Pequot in Connecticut 442 00:48:10,655 --> 00:48:12,723 To the Pomo in California. 443 00:48:12,823 --> 00:48:15,726 Now, step one is the division of Sioux land 444 00:48:15,826 --> 00:48:19,029 Into six distinct reservations... 445 00:48:19,129 --> 00:48:21,932 Pine Ridge, Rosebud, 446 00:48:22,032 --> 00:48:23,734 Cheyenne River, 447 00:48:23,834 --> 00:48:26,370 Standing Rock, Crow Creek... 448 00:48:26,471 --> 00:48:30,508 And then, due West to the 102nd meridian. 449 00:48:33,010 --> 00:48:35,045 step two is the division 450 00:48:35,145 --> 00:48:37,014 Of each new reservation 451 00:48:37,114 --> 00:48:39,349 Into individual tracts. 452 00:48:39,450 --> 00:48:42,453 160 acres to each man... 453 00:48:42,553 --> 00:48:45,289 To farm, to feed his family, 454 00:48:45,389 --> 00:48:47,224 To market his crops, 455 00:48:47,324 --> 00:48:48,859 To earn a living. 456 00:48:48,959 --> 00:48:50,895 thus apportioned, 457 00:48:50,995 --> 00:48:54,999 Excess lands will be sold to white settlers. 458 00:48:55,099 --> 00:48:57,434 the Sioux and the white man... 459 00:48:57,535 --> 00:49:01,271 Neighbors, partners in business, 460 00:49:01,371 --> 00:49:02,840 Friends. 461 00:49:02,940 --> 00:49:05,375 And with white settlement of central Dakota, 462 00:49:05,476 --> 00:49:08,546 What follows? The railroads, gentlemen. 463 00:49:08,646 --> 00:49:11,048 straight through from Pierre 464 00:49:11,148 --> 00:49:12,617 To Rapid City, 465 00:49:12,717 --> 00:49:17,021 Rail service to the Black Hills mines. 466 00:49:18,923 --> 00:49:20,491 And... 467 00:49:20,591 --> 00:49:22,760 At long last, 468 00:49:22,860 --> 00:49:26,964 The Northern Pacific will see completion. 469 00:49:27,064 --> 00:49:30,801 The Sioux will travel, be exposed to white society, 470 00:49:30,901 --> 00:49:33,504 And be influenced by it as I was. 471 00:49:33,604 --> 00:49:36,741 And finally, statehood for the Dakotas, 472 00:49:36,841 --> 00:49:40,545 Representation, governance, business. 473 00:49:40,645 --> 00:49:43,614 With your vote on this bill, gentlemen, 474 00:49:43,714 --> 00:49:46,617 America will be built. 475 00:50:11,008 --> 00:50:14,579 - Mr. Naylor of West Virginia. - Nay. 476 00:50:14,679 --> 00:50:18,048 - Mr. Allison of West Virginia. - Aye. 477 00:50:18,148 --> 00:50:20,250 all gentlemen accounted for. 478 00:50:20,350 --> 00:50:21,819 The bill has passed. 479 00:50:21,919 --> 00:50:25,656 - Charles... Charles... - Congratulations, Sir. 480 00:50:25,756 --> 00:50:28,759 We did it. We did it. 481 00:50:28,859 --> 00:50:31,729 This could never have happened without your help. 482 00:50:31,829 --> 00:50:33,964 Thank you. Thank you, my boy. 483 00:50:43,140 --> 00:50:45,142 These are the borders of your reservation, 484 00:50:45,242 --> 00:50:49,614 As set out in the black hills agreement of 1876. 485 00:50:49,714 --> 00:50:54,518 Now once each parcel is assigned, 486 00:50:54,619 --> 00:50:58,255 You will have a great deal of unused land. 487 00:50:58,355 --> 00:51:00,691 When this land was first set aside, 488 00:51:00,791 --> 00:51:03,994 You could not have sold that for 10 cents an acre. 489 00:51:04,094 --> 00:51:06,631 However... 490 00:51:06,731 --> 00:51:08,899 The great council in Washington 491 00:51:08,999 --> 00:51:11,969 Has authorized me to offer you 492 00:51:12,069 --> 00:51:14,805 50 cents an acre. 493 00:51:19,043 --> 00:51:22,312 Those excess lands will yield you 494 00:51:22,412 --> 00:51:25,783 $5.5 million, 495 00:51:25,883 --> 00:51:30,688 $5.5 million that will go right into your pocket 496 00:51:30,788 --> 00:51:32,522 As these lands are sold to whites. 497 00:51:32,623 --> 00:51:36,326 Your map does not show the land we would be giving back to you. 498 00:51:36,426 --> 00:51:38,362 Oh. 499 00:51:42,366 --> 00:51:45,169 This area in red. 500 00:51:47,905 --> 00:51:51,408 Now this offer is only possible 501 00:51:51,508 --> 00:51:54,478 Because the Dakota Southern would be able to lay rail 502 00:51:54,578 --> 00:51:58,115 South of the Cheyenne River into the Black Hills mines. 503 00:51:58,215 --> 00:52:00,484 So you admit this land has no value 504 00:52:00,584 --> 00:52:01,952 Except to lay iron through. 505 00:52:02,052 --> 00:52:04,689 No, I do not admit that. 506 00