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A lawsuit initiated by the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe against Lyman County could be complicated by a recent case on the U.S. Supreme Court’s emergency docket. Also referred to as the “shadow docket,” it allows justices to resolve an issue temporarily until a case can have a full hearing.
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A federal judge has ordered Lyman County to come up with a plan for the November elections that gives the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe a chance to elect its preferred county commissioner candidates.
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Rapid City school officials say the Lakota immersion program faces a lack of teachers, though some are skeptical of that.
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The Oglala Sioux Tribe has banned an evangelist from entering the Pine Ridge Reservation and is requiring all visiting churches and mission groups to register.
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Bev Warne’s mother attended a boarding school on the Pine Ridge Reservation in the early 1900s and passed down stories of a strained silence that ruled students’ days. "She said, ‘Well, it was a quiet place. Because we couldn’t speak in our language and we didn’t know English. And if we spoke our language, we were struck.’”
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It will always be one of my favorite trips to the Pine Ridge Reservation. One of my most informative, too. I was at the wheel of the Keloland News SUV. And Tim Giago was in the passenger’s seat, telling stories.
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The U.S. Supreme Court held in a recent opinion that states have concurrent jurisdiction in Indian country over non-Indians committing crimes against any victim. This ruling creates overlapping prosecution powers of state, federal, and tribal authorities.
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The U.S. Supreme Court’s opinion in Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta expands jurisdiction over certain crimes committed in Indian country. Now states share jurisdiction with federal authorities.
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A longtime, legendary Lakota newsman has died. Tim Giago, most recently of Native Sun News, died Sunday morning.
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The national Episcopal Church wants to research the history of its Native American boarding schools — including some in South Dakota.