Come along on my recent visit to the Oahe Dam during the South Dakota State Historical Society conference in Pierre. What begins as a look at one of the largest rolled‑earth dams in the world becomes a deeper exploration of the complicated history behind its construction, including the flooding of more than 200,000 acres of reservation land belonging to the Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribes.

Oahe Mission Historical Marker 

The Oahe Dam & Lake Historical Marker 

Dammed Indians Revisited — South Dakota Historical Society Press 

Outlet Works, Oahe Dam, Missouri River, South Dakota - Google Books 

Oahe Dam: Standing Rock’s Earlier Experience with Environmental Racism; and More DAPL Updates |