The Dakota Ride Analysis

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The purpose of the Dakota ride is the so Native American whose blood was spilled could go back to their land that was taken by the Whites. The leader of the ride Jim Miller said that it could heal the people who are participating in the ride to the east. This relates to my claim because the leader is gonna heal the people who are participating in the ride. He also said people who have a drug addiction will be cured by the ride. The purpose of the ride is so that the Native American who were killed by the journey to the border of Mississippi will be brought back to their land. This relates to my claim because they are trying to take the Native American spirits that are roaming back to their original land, that the white seized. Overall the

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