At a recent meeting in Fort Pierre, tribal officials told the Army Corps of Engineers about erosion, sedimentation and water supply problems along the river.
More than 40 meetings will be conducted this summer in states along the river to get feedback for conducting the study, which was authorized by Congress.
This is only right because all the tribal agencies were once on land where the river flows and water rights are a part of the treaty signed by the United State Federal Government when they took away the Great Sioux Reservation and created concentration camps called Indian Reservations. If the tribes needs are not met by the Corps of Engineers then its up to the United State Congress to enforce the treaty they signed with the tribes. If they say the treaties are obsolete then the U.S. Consititution is obsolete maybe its time to go back to Europe.
ReplyDeleteThe Corps of Engineers has made trillions of dollars selling the electicity generated off the dams in Montana North Dakota South Dakota and how has this benefited the native reservations when they pay for electricity. The Federal Government must right a wrong. Pennies for millions of acres lost when flooding the indian land is just wrong and now they want full control of the river. The reason for creating the dam is not only just electrical reasons but monetary ones. Water helps push the barges down the Mississippi River into the Gulf of Mexico. The Companies pay to move the boats. Just my Thoughts.
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