Historic depiction of native nations’ emotional dispossession and enduring resilience Story by Tawheed Yakub This powerful and emotional photograph, taken in 1948, captures a deeply painful moment in Native American history. The man seen wiping away tears is George Gillette, chairman of the Fort Berthold Indian Tribal Business Council. Read also: African Literature and the passage of the Aku Uka, by Andrew Agbese Sitting beside him is U.S. Secretary of the Interior Julius Krug, signing a contract that would force the sale of 155,000 acres of tribal land in North Dakota to the...