Dakota sovereignty - Chief Rodger Redman with the George III medal that he believes recognized Dakota Sovereignty for their support of British forces in 1763. (Alan Hustak/Grasslands News)

Turns to UN after Ottawa rejects compensation talks Standing Buffalo Dakota First Nation has launched a formal submission asking the United Nations Office for Human Rights to recognize its sovereignty in a bid for compensation from the Canadian government for centuries of what it describes as “historic injustice.” Ottawa formally acknowledged three years ago that […]

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