The People of South Dakota

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Title

The People of South Dakota

Description

Shows businessman in suit shaking hands with a Native American man holding a peace pipe with a train speeding past a field of grazing cattle in the background. Text below recalls a deal struck in 1900 by the railroad and the state livestock industry wherein railroad executives negotiated with Sioux Native Americans to get grazing and water rights.

Date

1961

Format

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Citation

“The People of South Dakota,” Race & Ethnicity in Advertising | America in the 20th Century, accessed November 10, 2024, https://raceandethnicity.org/items/show/732.