Jane tells Katie that Deadwood is in the Dakota Territory. This is wrong. Deadwood was an illegal town in lands that not only lay outside of the jurisdiction and administration of the United States, but was in fact, owned by the Lakota (Sioux) Nation. It was built in land, whose ownership was recognized by the United States in the Treaty of Fort Laramie of 1868. This land was called The Great Sioux Reservation. But whereas reservations were/are overseen by the United States Government, this was more like an independent and self-sufficient nation. The Lakota were free to run their lives, their world, as they saw fit, just as any independent nation did. The establishment of Deadwood, as a result of Custer's discovery of gold in the Black Hills, represented an invasion of Lakota lands. This invasion would eventually lead to the Great Sioux War of 1876 and the defeat of Custer at Little Bighorn. But the war would end in 1877 and the Lakota ended up losing the Black Hills and most of their reservation. Then, and only then, did Deadwood legally and practically, become part of the Dakota Territory. The illegality of this action (the war and seizure of Lakota lands) was borne out by a 1980 ruling by the US Supreme Court, and the United States government has since offered compensation to the Lakota for their loss. But the Lakota Nation has refused payment, instead insisting upon the return of their stolen lands (the Black Hills are considered to be very sacred to both the Lakota and Cheyenne Nations). This demand has been refused by the US (no surprise considering how much gold is STILL coming out of the Black Hills).

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Non sparare, baciami! (1953)

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