Oglala Sioux Tribe

Alcohol Prohibition Not Helping Native Americans Deal With Harms of Alcohol

Tony Newman | Posted 05.08.2012

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Tony Newman

As terrible as alcohol and other drugs are for some people, prohibition is not the answer. It didn't work in the United States in the 1920s and it is not working for the Sioux people today.

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Tribe Asks Judge To Intervene In Alcohol Dispute

AP | GRANT SCHULTE | Posted 04.23.2012

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LINCOLN, Neb. — Leaders of a South Dakota American Indian tribe who are suing beer makers, distributors and retailers are now asking a judge to ...

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Tribe Sues Major Beer Companies Over Alcoholism On Reservation

AP | By GRANT SCHULTE | Posted 04.10.2012

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LINCOLN, Neb. -- An American Indian tribe sued some of the world's largest beer makers Thursday, claiming they knowingly contributed to devastating al...

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Adventure Shopping Alert: Pine Ridge Shop Offers Fine Lakota Crafts

Stephanie Woodard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: South Dakota Travel, Oglala Lakota Nation, Crafts, Shopping, Oglala Sioux Tribe, Pine Ridge Reservation, Adventure Travel, Gifts, Style News
Stephanie Woodard

"Visitors always ask, 'where's the turquoise?' " said Myrtle Cedar Face, the manager of a Pine Ridge Indian Reservation gift shop. You won't find Navajo rugs or Pueblo pottery either.

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A Victory for Democracy on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation

Stephanie Woodard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kevin Killer, South Dakota Election Results 2010, Voting Problems, 2010 Elections, Oglala Sioux Tribe, Voting, Democratic Party, Republican Party, Pine Ridge Reservation, Zodiac Signs, Politics News
Stephanie Woodard

After months of continual efforts to repress and even shut down Oglala participation in the national election, the simple fact that tribe members were able to fill out ballots on November 2 was a victory for equal rights.

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Food Fight: South Dakota GOP Condemns Democratic Frybread Fests

Stephanie Woodard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Native Americans, Oglala Sioux Tribe, Election 2010, Help America Vote Act, Voting Problems, Democratic Party, Republican Party, Voting, Politics News
Stephanie Woodard

Election-related anxiety must be heading north in South Dakota. On Oct. 14, following Democratic Party Indian-reservation rallies involving frybread, ...

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The Nuclear Free Future Award

Conchita Sarnoff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics, Cooper Union, Nuclear Weapons, Oglala Sioux Tribe, Nuclear Power, Uranium, Abraham Lincoln, Science, Depleted Uranium, Chief Oren Lyons, Nuclear-Free World, New York News
Conchita Sarnoff

On September 30, 2010, at The Great Hall of Cooper Union in New York City, Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now!, and Claus Biegert, co-founder of the N...

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Oglala Sioux Win Voting Rights -- For Now

Stephanie Woodard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Four Directions, Tim Johnson, Vote, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, 2010 Election, Voting Rights, Oglala Sioux Tribe, Department of Justice, Aclu, Shannon County, O.J. Semans, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, South Dakota, Chris Nelson, Black Hills, Oglala, Politics News
Stephanie Woodard

Opponents of holding a full-scale election on the Oglala Sioux Tribe's Pine Ridge Indian Reservation this fall held on as long as possible during a recent confrontation with hopeful voters.

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Operations Analysis: The Battle of Fall River

Stephanie Woodard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oglala Lakota Nation, South Dakota, Voting Problems, 2010 Elections, Oglala Sioux Tribe, Voting, Elections 2010, Politics News
Stephanie Woodard

During a recent special session of Pine Ridge Indian Reservation's Shannon County Commission, images of another encounter slipped across the action. B...

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