Rapid City, South Dakota (AP)
The tribal election commission has rejected a complaint seeking to remove state Sen. Theresa Two Bulls as a candidate for president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe at Pine Ridge.
Two Bulls and Russell Means received the most votes in the tribe’s primary. Means later challenged Two Bulls’ eligibility to run for tribal president on Nov. 4.
He cited tribal law that prohibits elected tribal officials from also holding state offices or serving on state or county boards.
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Pierre, South Dakota (AP)
A House committee rejected a bill aimed at making tribal membership cards valid forms of identification.
HB1296 would have made a tribal identification card valid in all cases where a South Dakota driver’s license is needed for identification....02-24-2009, 03:27 PM -
Rapid City, South Dakota (AP)
The deadline for Oglala Sioux tribal members to register to vote will be up soon,in an April 22 election on a series of amendments to the tribal constitution.
Included are changes that would create a court system separate from the tribal council,...04-04-2008, 02:09 PM -
Rapid City, South Dakota (AP)
Oglala Sioux tribal members have approved a constitutional change that will separate the tribal court system from the executive branch.
That means tribal judges will no longer be subject to appointment or removal by the tribal council.
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Rapid City, South Dakota (AP)
Actor and activist Russell Means was the top vote getter in the Oglala Sioux Tribe’s primary election for tribal president.
He’ll be on the Nov. 4 general election ballot against state Sen. Theresa Two Bulls, who finished second.
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Pierre, South Dakota (AP)
South Dakota is harming economic development by limiting the number of slot machines allowed in the tribal casinos scattered around the state, a lobbyist for a regional tribal gambling group told a legislative panel.
“I think we’re missing...06-17-2009, 01:16 PM