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17 NARF Legal Rev. 1 (1992)

handle is hein.journals/narf17 and id is 1 raw text is: Native American RiThts Fund ROSEBUD SIOUX TRIBE PUTS THE INDIAN BACK IN EDUCATION BYMELODYL McCOY In the 1860s, the Rosebud Sioux Tribe was at war with the United States. They fought to stop the United States government from taking more of their land, located in what is now the Dakotas. But the Tribe was losing the war. Outnumbered by United States troops, lacking guns and am- munition, and starving from the loss of game and hunting ground, tribal leaders succumbed to a treaty of peace with the United States in 1868. In that Treaty, among other things, the Rosebud admitted the necessity of, education, and promised to send their children to schools provided by the United States government. For the Rosebud, this chapter in their history is no less important than events in American his- tory such as the Civil War, World Wars I and II, and the Vietnam War. There are other chapters, such as how Chief Spotted Tail's murder by another tribesman -- redressed under the cul- tural mores of the Tribe -- led to the extension of federal jurisdiction over major crimes throughout Indian country; how the United States government stole the Black Hills from the Rosebud and other Sioux tribes by violating the Treaty of 1868; and how the Rosebud Sioux reservation created by the Treaty was unilaterally reduced by the United States government to one fourth of its original size. Where are these ch-ptels , of Rosebud, and i deed of American history, to be found? Not in ,(,your average American school textbooks. Maybe in an encyclopedia. Generally, in pre- cious few places. But the Rosebud Sioux Tribe is about to change that. In October, 1991, repre- sented by the Native American Rights Fund (NARF), they adopted a precedent-setting Tribal Education Code. Under it, the schools on their reservation, many for the first time, will teach tribal traditions, culture, history, and lan- guage. This in itself is a chapter of history worth learning. How Tribes Lost Control Over Education For centuries, American Indian tribes controlled the education of their members and their educa- tion processes worked. The advent of non-In- dians to the Americas changed that. First religious organizations, then the federal govern- ment, and most recently the state governments have proceeded to educate Native Americans. Contents: Vol. 17, No. 1 11 Wnter1992 Rosebud Sioux Tribe Puts The Indian Back in Education ........... 1 Settlement of Kauley v. United States ....... 5 Implementation of EPA's Indian Policy ... 8 Case Updates ........................ 9 NARF Resources and Publications ....... 10 N ew Board M em bers ...................... 11 NARF Legal Review Winter 1992 Native American Rights Fu NARF L-egal Review Winter 1992

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