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Heartbreak Ridge in Pine Ridge Lands War Custody
The Pine Ridge Sioux families were evacuated for an 11 by 4 mile aerial gunnery range in 1941 with little compensation. Families lost homes and livestock while sons fought in WWII Korea and other conflicts. Tribes seek restitution and the case faces congressional consideration amid ongoing military needs.
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Josephine Ripley
Christian Science Monitor
Washington
Pearl Harbor
War Department
Department
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
South Dakota
Congress
Army
Holland
Navy
Heartbreak Ridge
Korea
United States
Justice Department
Skeeper
Pine Ridge