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S5 Ep 7: How the Tribal reservations came to be in South Dakota.

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Ben and Braeden explain how the nine reservations located in South Dakota came to be. Which reservations were established by treaty? What does the Battle of Little Big Horn or the Black Hills have to do with the tribes and the reservations? What's the standing of the reservations today, and how and why have they changed since? We hope you enjoy this episode about the complicated events that brought the reservations into being and how that has impacted the region's history.