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Object Number
985-28-00/1.3.1
Display Title
Broken treaty at battle mountain, 16 mm film, reel 1
Descriptions
Object Description
Documentary film about disputes over land in Nevada between Shoshone Indians and federal government. Peoples in a Shoshone reservation feel a treaty has been violated because they are not allowed to hunt on land promised to them according to treaty and deforestation is about to destroy trees that serve as food source. color, sound, 60 min.
Department
Photographic
Date
1983-1985
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Nevada
Materials
Film
Quantity
1
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