Rescuing Paha Sapa: Achieving Environmental Justice by Restoring the Great Grasslands and Returning the Sacred Black Hills to the Great Sioux Nation

Authors

John P. LaVelle, University of New Mexico - School of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Spring 2001

Abstract

Looking at a unique proposal of the Conservation Alliance of the Great Plains for establishing a "Greater Black Hills Wildlife Protected Area" in the Northern Plains region. Especially in light of the proposal's potential impacts on the continuing efforts of the Sioux tribes of this region to secure the return of the sacred Black Hills to sovereign tribal ownership.

Publication Title

Great Plains Natural Resources Journal

Volume

5

Issue

2

First Page

40

Last Page

101

Recommended Citation

John P. LaVelle, Rescuing Paha Sapa: Achieving Environmental Justice by Restoring the Great Grasslands and Returning the Sacred Black Hills to the Great Sioux Nation, 5 Great Plains Natural Resources Journal 40 (2001).
Available at: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/law_facultyscholarship/577