For the most part, we run pretty good elections in South Dakota. But because we just can't guarantee voting rights for American Indians, the federal Department of Justice has to send election monitors to our reservations: Election monitors will be…
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The push to get out the Indian vote continues: Rock the Lakota Vote comes to Sinte Gleska University in Mission next Saturday afternoon, November 1, Little Wound School in Kyle next Saturday evening, and United Tribes Technical College in Rapid…
The early voting stations for American Indians in South Dakota aren't running too smoothly. Fall River County auditor Sue Ganje set up the Shannon County station in a five-foot-by-ten-foot entryway, making it hard to process all the Indian voters who…
Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Rick Weiland visited the Lakota spiritual camp protesting the Keystone XL pipeline near Ideal on Friday: Looks like the Indians have a cowboy on their side. Contrary to John Tsitrian's read, opposition to Keystone XL…
Secretary of State Jason Gant is apparently determined to go out flipping the bird at American Indian voters. Questioned about four Indian voters' lawsuit against Jackson County demanding a satellite early-voting station in Wanblee, Secretary Gant asserts the following: “We…
I don't watch much MSNBC. But when I do, it's gosh-darned awesome... with Rick Weiland laying out how he can close the gap and win the U.S. Senate: Top lines no pundits imagined one year ago: Ed Schultz reminds us…
Dustina Gill got beat in the District 1 House primary, but she's still working to get out the vote in the general election. She's joining Chase Iron Eyes, Gay Kingman, and Rep. Kevin Killer to mount a "Get Out the…
Fake Libertarian candidate for attorney general Chad Haber butted his way into the candidate forum at Oglala Lakota College last week and presumed to lecture our Lakota neighbors on their own history. "I will always be called wasicu," says Haber...…