Michael L. Lawson

In 1982, Michael Lawson wrote Dammed Indians, a book that chronicled the development and impact of the Pick-Sloan water management plan on the Missouri River Basin and the Native American people that lived along the river. It was a tragic story.
Almost 30 years later, Lawson has returned to the Missouri River with his book Dammed Indians Revisited. He picks up the story of the Pick-Sloan Plan and its continuing impact on the Missouri River Sioux that had once lived in the area inundated by the Pick-Sloan dams. He provides an historical narrative that weaves together the complexities of western water politics, business development, state and federal government bias, racism, and their impact on the Native American peoples living along the Missouri River.
Dammed Indians Revisited is a timely book with an important message. As water and other resources become more strained we will see more and more efforts by business and government (local, state and federal) to exercise eminent domain for a questionable common good. Dammed Indians Revisited is a cautionary tale worth reading.… (plus d'informations)