Title : Land grabs cheat North Dakota tribe out of $1 billion, Suits Allege
Author : Abrahm Lustgaren
Date Published : Feduary 23rd, 2013
Date Accessed : March 29th, 2015
Summary
Oil drillers lowballed the price of the oil and the federal government failed so actively seek fairness in the compromise, the suits allege. The native Americans reservations sit on an oil rich land thought to hold some of the largest reservoirs of oil on earth. When negotiations begin so that native Americans can be aptly compensated reviews found that the native Americans where often mislead on the worth of said oil in subsequently not compensated properly.
Opinion
I had always heard stories of native Americans being cheated out of their land and resources and not being properly paid but I was unaware how real these issues are. Juxtapose this with the harsh living conditions and the substance abuse that exist on the reservations and within the native American community it’s saddening to think of the of how much of a difference those billions of dollars they’ve been cheated out off over the year could have made to their community.
Rhetorical Style
The author took us step by step through the how’s and why’s to help illustrate the motive and also where their was fowl play. The rhetorical style used was Process Analysis and illustration
The Nova Rhetorical Style 