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The Supreme Court on Monday considered the power of states to tax fuel sold on Indian reservations, a source of increasing conflict as more retailers thrive on tribal lands outside U.S. control. Chief ...

FILE - A sign hands outside the entrance to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, home to the Oglala Sioux tribe, Sept. 9, 2012. A tribe has banned Republican Gov. Kristi Noem from the ...

The leader of a South Dakota tribe is expected to declare an emergency on the state's largest Native American reservation because of rampant crime that he said hasn't been curbed due to the U.S.

The Rosebud Sioux Tribe in South Dakota has declared a public safety state of emergency on its reservation, asking for more law enforcement resources from the federal government. It's the tribe's ...

HELENA, Mont. — From allowing a fledgling task force to raise its own money and requiring the creation of a curriculum on how to prevent human trafficking, new laws aim to address the ...

For the second time as governor of South Dakota, Kristi Noem has been banished from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Last week, the Oglala Sioux Tribe said the Republican governor was no longer ...