The Oglala Sioux Tribe of South Dakota won't be buying the site of the 1890 Wounded Knee massacre, President Bryan Brewer told the Associated Press.

The 40-acre site is currently owned by James Czywczynski, a non-Indian. He has threatened to put it up on the open market if the tribe doesn't come up with $3.9 million by today.

The tribe won't be meeting his deadline. The land was appraised for only $7,000.

"We are in a standoff. The tribe does not have the price he wants," council member Craig Dillon said at a meeting last night, The Guardian reported.

Czywczynski also wants to sell an adjoining 40-acre site for $1 million.

Get the Story:
Official: SD tribe can't pay for Wounded Knee site (AP 5/1)
SD tribe faces ultimatum on sale of massacre site (AP 5/1)
New battle for Wounded Knee: sale of massacre site exposes tribal tensions (The Guardian 5/1)

An Opinion:
Dana Lone Hill: Wounded Knee should be a national monument, not a profit centre (The Guardian 5/1)

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