Migration and the Early Years of the Black Hills National Forest: Establishment of Access Rights

Abstract

"For this session on contested rights and competing values I will talk about the role of migration and resource definition in the establishment of access rights to the Black Hills National forest during its early years. I am reporting some of the preliminary results of my dissertation research based on review of census data, local histories, newspaper articles, information of Sioux land claims and sacred practices and forest service historical documents."