Post by Logan on May 13, 2016 10:47:28 GMT -6
Bernie Sanders speaks to 800 in Pine Ridge; more than 2,000 gather for speech in Rapid City
Promises of a better relationship between the federal government and Native Americans, and vows to boost opportunities for all Americans, highlighted Bernie Sanders’ messages on a campaign swing through western South Dakota on Thursday.
Sanders, the U.S. Senator from Vermont who is seeking the Democratic nomination for president, met first with about 800 people in a gymnasium on the Pine Ridge Reservation. In the afternoon, he spoke before a crowd of more than 2,000 people under a sunny sky at Memorial Park in Rapid City. He was slated to speak in Sioux Falls on Thursday night.
At Pine Ridge, Sanders promised to honor past treaties and repair broken relations between Native Americans and the United States government.
“Promises were made, treaties were signed, and they were not kept,” Sanders said. “If I am elected, we will keep those promises.”
Read more: rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/bernie-sanders-speaks-to-in-pine-ridge-more-than-gather/article_de82d0bc-b9d5-5755-aed4-de9fc71bcfcd.html
Promises of a better relationship between the federal government and Native Americans, and vows to boost opportunities for all Americans, highlighted Bernie Sanders’ messages on a campaign swing through western South Dakota on Thursday.
Sanders, the U.S. Senator from Vermont who is seeking the Democratic nomination for president, met first with about 800 people in a gymnasium on the Pine Ridge Reservation. In the afternoon, he spoke before a crowd of more than 2,000 people under a sunny sky at Memorial Park in Rapid City. He was slated to speak in Sioux Falls on Thursday night.
At Pine Ridge, Sanders promised to honor past treaties and repair broken relations between Native Americans and the United States government.
“Promises were made, treaties were signed, and they were not kept,” Sanders said. “If I am elected, we will keep those promises.”
Read more: rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/bernie-sanders-speaks-to-in-pine-ridge-more-than-gather/article_de82d0bc-b9d5-5755-aed4-de9fc71bcfcd.html