← Back to the front page

35 Times the US Trampled on Native American Rights

Trista June 6, 2019 16 min

Plimoth Patuxet Museums - Thanksgiving — Jennie A. Brownscombe's "The First Thanksgiving at Plymouth" from 1914. Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain.

2. The Protestors Were Met With Harsh, Fierce Resistance

A political cartoon about the intense protests by Marty Two Bulls in 2016. m2bulls.com.

Bulldozers destroyed the land that is considered by the Sioux to be sacred ground. Peaceful protesters were met with water cannons, and in October 2016, the military arrived with full riot gear. At least 300 people were injured in the violence, and nearly 500 were arrested.