Crow Creek Sioux Indian Reservation (S.D.)

Abstract

The papers of Ralph Hoyt Case relate to the prosecution of the Black Hills Claim, involving the Rosebud, Pine Ridge, Cheyenne River, Standing Rock, Crow Creek, Lower Brule, Fort Peck and Santee Reservations. Additional items relate to smaller claims, including the Lower Brule land claim, Sioux pony claims and the Oahe Dam claim.

Scope and Contents The James Legg collection is focused on James Russell Legg Jr., a BIA official during the 1973 Wounded Knee Occupation, and contains documents from 1900-2012. Legg had spent time working with Stanley Lyman, BIA Superintendent of the Pine Ridge Reservation, and Dick Wilson, Chairman of the Oglala Sioux Tribal Council. The collection contains two important series: photographs Legg took under the supervision of the FBI in the immediate aftermath of the Occupation of Wounded Knee and a...

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This series contains information regarding grazing rights on leased Native American lands, prairie dog control, ranges, conservation, and the relationship between the BIA and BSFW. These may be correspondence, lawsuits, government documents, and conference notes.

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This series contains information regarding grazing rights on leased Native American lands, prairie dog control, ranges, conservation, and the relationship between the BIA and BSFW. These may be correspondence, lawsuits, government documents, and conference notes.