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Tribe Revokes Lease for Only Grocery on Pine Ridge

Associated Press — Mon, 20 May 2013 11:57:10 +0000

The Oglala Sioux Tribe has revoked the building lease for the only grocery store on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation because of continued complaints about spoiled food.

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Honor Song Group Protests Outside Chamberlain Graduation

Associated Press — Mon, 20 May 2013 11:33:35 +0000

Members of the Crow Creek and Lower Brule tribes gathered outside the National Guard Armory in Chamberlain to play an American Indian honor song for high school graduates as they filed out of the building.

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Tribal Leader Wants Boycott of Chamberlain

Associated Press — Fri, 17 May 2013 11:39:46 +0000

The chairman of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe is calling for an economic boycott of the city of Chamberlain, after the school board in the southeastern South Dakota city refused to allow a tribal honoring song during Sunday's graduation ceremony.

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Funding to be Topic at Indian Foster Care Summit

Associated Press — Fri, 17 May 2013 09:17:46 +0000

How tribes can secure direct funding for foster care will be one of the topics covered during the last day of a summit focusing on Indian child foster care in South Dakota.

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Tribal Members Walk Out of Keystone Meeting

Associated Press — Thu, 16 May 2013 22:06:55 +0000

Tribal representatives walked out of a meeting with U.S. State Department officials who came to Rapid City to discuss concerns about the Keystone XL pipeline project.

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South Dakota State Adding American Indian Studies Major

Associated Press — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:50:23 +0000

The state Board of Regents says South Dakota State University will begin offering an undergraduate degree in American Indian studies starting this fall.

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Judges to Speak at Summit About South Dakota Foster Care

Associated Press — Thu, 16 May 2013 09:17:04 +0000

Tribal and state judges will be among the speakers Thursday at a summit focusing on Indian child foster care in South Dakota.

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Quirk in Health Law Will Affect Native Americans in South Dakota

Associated Press — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:43:24 +0000

A quirk in the federal health care law that could force tens of thousands of people who identify as Native American to start paying for insurance or pay a fine isn't expected to affect many in the Dakotas.

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Chamberlain School Board Rejects Honor Song Request

Associated Press — Tue, 14 May 2013 11:28:21 +0000

American Indian students will not be recognized with an honor song during this year's graduation ceremony at Chamberlain High School in southeastern South Dakota.

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Chamberlain School District Students Seek Special Song at Graduation

Associated Press — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:43:11 +0000

Some parents and students in the Chamberlain School District in southeastern South Dakota want the school board to allow a Native American honoring song during graduation ceremonies next month.

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