"Nonprofit Purchases 40 Acres in South Dakota's Black Hills, Led by Native Americans"
The Cheyenne River Youth Project, a Native American-led nonprofit, has purchased nearly 40 acres of land in the Black Hills of South Dakota, adjacent to Bear Butte State Park, in an effort to re-establish access to sacred places for the Lakota Nation. The purchase comes amid a growing movement seeking to return land to Indigenous people, with the organization citing the loss of opportunities to access sacred places due to urban growth and rising land values. The move reflects a broader trend of tribes in the U.S., Canada, and Australia working to restore their rights to ancestral lands through the Land Back movement.