Johnny Depp Intends To Buy Site Of Wounded Knee Massacre, Gift It Back To The Native American People

Cross-posted from GD by request from Omaha Steve.

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In an interview by The Daily mail on Sunday, actor Johnny Depp disclosed his mission and intention to purchase the historical site Wounded Knee, and then give it back to the native Indian people. He continued on sharing that he is prepared to spend millions if it is necessary to ensure control of the land is returned to those that have inherited it, and right a wrong that occurred back in 1890. “It’s very sacred ground and many atrocities were committed against the Sioux there,” he said. “And in the 1970s there was a stand-off between the Feds (Federal government) and the people who should own that land. This historical land is so important to the Sioux culture and all I want to do is buy it and give it back. Why doesn’t the government do that?”

Maybe it was the fact that Johnny played the role of Tonto in the movie The Lone Ranger that helped him see the native Indian people in a new light that inspired him to pursue such a mission. The actions of Johnny Depp will be felt and appreciated by many people. Depp has spent the majority of his time by surrounding himself with research about the many different Indian tribes and was able to receive their approval before the filming of the Lone Ranger even began. The respect that Johnny Depp holds for the Native American culture and people run extremely deep, and during the filming of the movie he ensured that the people involved did right by “the Indian” in the way that the various tribes were portrayed.
In a lengthy interview, that was conducted Johnny Depp stated, “The idea was to give back to them and to make sure that we got it right.”

“This picture of the Miniconjou Sioux band was taken near the site of the Wounded Knee massacre one month before the December 1890 massacre where hundreds of Indians were killed.”

According to the sources of the news, Johnny Depp is hyper-focused on ensuring that he follows through with his plan. Sources are asking $3.9 million for the purchase of Wounded Knee, which tends to be but a fraction of what Depp makes from just one production. That being said, there is little to nothing that stands in his way of keeping true to his promise to the native Americans.