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nine-minute documentary-style video about the land that was used as part of an online campaign to raise funds.
• The fundraising effort has been a monumental and controversial undertaking for the Sioux tribes. An 1868 treaty set aside the Black Hills and other land for the Sioux, but Congress passed a law in 1877 seizing the land following the discovery of gold in western South Dakota.
• A 1980 U.S. Supreme Court ruling awarded more than $100 million to the Sioux tribes for the Black Hills, but the tribes have refused to accept the money, saying the land has never been for sale. There are Sioux tribes in the Dakotas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska and Canada.
• Some members of the Sioux tribes didn't agree with trying to purchase the land. Bryan Brewer, president-elect of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, said his tribe did not allocate any money to the land purchase.
• "I'm still against buying something we own, but I'm thrilled the tribes' are buying it. I'm very happy about it," he said.
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Vikings list Harvin as doubtful to play Packers
DAVE CAMPBELL,AP Pro Football Writer
• EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) -- Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Percy Harvin has been listed as doubtful to play the rival Packers on Sunday because of a sprained left ankle, a frustrating absence for him and the team that would reach three games if he's not in uniform at Lambeau Field.
• Harvin did some catching drills on Friday but did not participate in practice again.
• "Not the cutting that we'd like to be able to see," coach Leslie Frazier said. He said he wasn't sure yet whether Harvin would travel with the team to Green Bay. He hasn't been at the stadium with the Vikings since Nov. 4 at Seattle, when he suffered the injury. Harvin has been told to stay home and rest the last two Sundays the Vikings have played.
• The team expected Harvin to return after their Nov. 18 bye, but he hasn't healed enough to be able to use his foot at full strength.
• "The ability to push off and change direction seems to be giving him a little bit of trouble," Frazier said, adding: "No real setbacks. Just hasn't made the improvement that we had hoped."
• Harvin returned to the Seahawks game after initially getting hurt in the third quarter and sitting out for a bit, hobbling around as best he could until the end. Frazier said he doesn't second guess the decision to send Harvin back in.
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