[December 5, 2020]

Total tribes out of, then 298, that applied for historic preservation grants in 1990: 171

Estimated amount the Native nations collectively requested: $10.1M

Total amount the federal government authorized: $500,000

Total tribes selected as an official Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO) in 1996: 12

Approximate number of tribes that have THPO status as of 2018: 180

Total amount THPO’s are funded by annual offshore oil and gas lease revenues: $150M

Exact federal funding missionaries received in 1819 to ‘remake’ Indian culture: $10K

Total Medal[s] of Honor awarded to US troops behind 1890 Ghost Dance massacre: 20

Number of times the Medal of Honor has been awarded in US history: 3,526

Total bills seeking to revoke the medals from Wounded Knee troops, posthumously: 2 

Number of years ceremonial peyote use has been protected by federal regulations: 55 

Total years since the ratification of the American Indian Religious Freedom Act: 42  

Number of years since peaceful protests began at Mauna Kea: 6

Total number of telescopes perched on Mauna Kea, in 2020: 13

Estimated cost to build the contested “Thirty Meter Telescope” on Mauna Kea: $2.4B