Oglala Sioux Tribe won't buy site of Wounded Knee massacre

Wednesday, May 1, 2013  

The Oglala Sioux Tribe of South Dakota won't be buying the site of the 1890 Wounded Knee massacre, President Bryan Brewer told the Associated Press.

The 40-acre site is currently owned by James Czywczynski, a non-Indian. He has threatened to put it up on the open market if the tribe doesn't come up with $3.9 million by today.

The tribe won't be meeting his deadline. The land was appraised for only $7,000.

"We are in a standoff. The tribe does not have the price he wants," council member Craig Dillon said at a meeting last night, The Guardian reported.

Czywczynski also wants to sell an adjoining 40-acre site for $1 million.

Get the Story:
Official: SD tribe can't pay for Wounded Knee site (AP 5/1)
SD tribe faces ultimatum on sale of massacre site (AP 5/1)
New battle for Wounded Knee: sale of massacre site exposes tribal tensions (The Guardian 5/1)

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