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Successful blockade may renew Whiteclay efforts
Published Wednesday, July 01, 2009 at 10:39 AM
Officially an alcohol checkpoint, the blockade saw members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Public Safety spend several hours checking vehicles coming onto the Pine Ridge Reservation from Whiteclay for alcohol.
Duane Martin of Cante Tenza...the Strong Heart Civil Rights Movement...says the cooperation between activists and the tribal police was inspiring.
About a dozen activists and roughly the same number of tribal officers were on hand.
Among the activists was former Nebraska Indian Commission member Frank LaMere of Omaha, a member of the Winnebago tribe, who says the cooperation between law enforcement and activists may re-energize the battle over Whiteclay.
Two Nebraska State Patrol troopers and members of the Sheridan County Sheriff's Department were on hand in Whiteclay to observe and in case any situations arose on the Nebraska side of the state line.
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