The documentary "Lakota Nation vs. The United States" delves into the century-long struggle of the Lakota people to reclaim ...

This Sept. 9, 2012 file photo shows The entrance to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, home to the Oglala Lakota Nation viewed on Sept. 9, 2012.

Even a 1980 Supreme Court decision in favor of the Great Sioux Nation laid bare the unconstitutional misdealings, and recognized the theft of the Black Hills from the Očéti Šakówiŋ.

Some Native American reservations span more territory than entire U.S. states. This is a fact that surprises many. These are ...

In Jesse Short Bull and Laura Tomaselli’s nearly two-hour documentary, Lakota Nation vs. United States, the filmmaking duo captures the history, present and future hopes of the indigenous ...

The new documentary 'Lakota Nation vs. United States' chronicles the Lakota Indians' quest to reclaim the Black Hills, and executive producers Mark Ruffalo and Sarah Eagle Heart along with co ...

Lakota expansion eventually brought them to the Black Hills of western South Dakota, which they declared their "sacred home." This was more than two centuries after Europeans arrived in North America.

“The opening of the Sioux Indian lands is developing them from that of the homes of indolent dependents of the government to the farm residences of thrifty Americans,” ran a 1908 article about ...

As to the legal claim of the Lakota Sioux to Mount Rushmore, it was settled four decades ago, when the Supreme Court awarded the tribe $105 million for its claim to the Black Hills. That should be ...

Grondahl: Lakota girl returning to ancestral land 123 years after her death in Albany. ... She made a vow to get the girl home, back to her South Dakota Sioux reservation.

AMC+'s "Lakota Nation vs. United States" landed two of the top awards on Thursday at the Documentary Emmys, including best doc and directing (Jesse Short Bull and Laura Tomaselli).

The Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, home to the Lakota-Sioux, has one of the highest poverty rates and shortest life expectancies in the United States. Over 80 percent of adults are ...