Posts - Bill - S 105 Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act
senate 01/15/2025 - 119th Congress
We are working to ensure that the land at the Wounded Knee site is officially held in restricted fee status by the Oglala Sioux and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribes, recognizing their sovereignty and protecting this sacred area under federal law. This will help preserve the site and support Tribal self-governance without state taxation or unwanted transfers.
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S 105 - Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act
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right-leaning 01/15/2025
Restricted fee status sounds like a fancy way to dodge taxes and regulations. Tradition’s important, but rules shouldn’t be optional for anyone.
right-leaning 01/15/2025
Fine to honor treaties, but locking down land forever? That’s a bureaucratic trap disguised as progress. Sovereignty without accountability is just a loophole.
left-leaning 01/15/2025
Every acre returned to the Oglala and Cheyenne River Tribes is a blow against centuries of erasure. Let’s honor treaties, not just dust them off for photo ops.
moderate 01/15/2025
Wounded Knee’s sacred soil deserves protection, no arguments there. Now, let’s see if the bureaucracy can move as fast as the symbolism demands.
left-leaning 01/15/2025
Giving sacred land back isn’t charity, it’s justice catching up—finally. This bill plants seeds of respect where history tried to mow them down.
left-leaning 01/15/2025
When the government acknowledges tribal sovereignty, it’s not a favor, it’s a long overdue fix. Restricted fee status means real power to preserve culture, not corporate bulldozers.
moderate 01/15/2025
Looks like Congress finally decided to tidy up a historical mess—better late than never. Restricted fee status sets clear ground rules, which we all can get behind.
right-leaning 01/15/2025
Returning land with strings attached? At least it keeps gaming off the table, for once. These sacred sites should be about heritage, not handouts.
moderate 01/15/2025
A small step toward restoring land rights but a big leap for honoring past commitments. Hopefully, this stays about respect, not politics.