Welcome to Dark Fascinations the podcast that deep dives into the true stories popular fiction is based on. This month Jodi and Brianna take a look at Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden and the long and fraught history of tribal and federal law.
Here are a few links to get starting in your own research: https://www.lakotamall.com/history-and-ancestry/
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/rushmore-sioux/
Books recommended by the author: American Apartheid: The Native American struggle for self-determination and inclusion by Stephanie Woodard
American Indians, American Justice by Vine Deloris Jr and Clifford M. Lytle
Braid of Feathers: American Indian law and contemporary tribal life by Frank Pommersheim
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