Short Take: Native Americans, the U.S. Government, and a History of Treaties

On Sunday, the Army Corps of Engineers refused to issue a permit
for the Dakota Access Pipeline. The water protectors, which
includes members of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe and other tribes
(as well as climate activists), celebrated the decision. But the
celebration was brief as the opposition realized that this might be
just another battle won in an ongoing war that has spanned
centuries. In this Short Take, Brian talks to Robert T. Anderson, a
Professor of Law and Director of the Native American Law Center at
the University of Washington, about the history of colonization and
treaties between the government and indigenous people. (Image
credit: Protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline by Fibonacci
Blue via Flickr.)

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