North Dakota tribes oppose power line through historic site

Thursday, September 12, 2013  

The United Tribes of North Dakota adopted a resolution opposing a power line through the Killdeer Mountain Battlefield Historic Site.

U.S. soldiers attacked a peaceful tribal camp at the site in July 1864. Although some tribal ancestors managed to escape, others died and were buried there.

“That was the last resting place for those people,” Diane Desrosiers, the tribal historic preservation officer for the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate, told Forum News Service. "It doesn’t seem right that we should disturb them.”

The state Public Service Commission is taking public comments on a proposal by Basin Electric Power Cooperative to build a power line through the site, which is privately owned. The case is PU-11-696.

Get the Story:
Tribes oppose development at Killdeer battle site (United Tribes 9/11)
5 North Dakota Native American tribes pass resolution opposing Killdeer battlefield power line (AP 9/11)
Tribes oppose Killdeer Mouintain power line (Forum News Service 9/12)

Relevant Documents:
United Tribes of North Dakota Resolution