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Aug

Lower Brule Sioux ban booze sales

   Posted by: admin   in Alcohol abuse

Lower Brule Sioux tribal flag

Lower Brule Sioux tribal flag


Michael Jandreau says he’s watched too many of his people die of alcohol-related problems.

So Jandreau, chairman of the Lower Brule Sioux tribe, and his tribal council have banned alcohol sales on their reservation in central South Dakota, according to this Rapid City Journal story.

The downside has been a marked drop in business in the tribe’s Golden Buffalo Resort and Casino. C’mon, it’s possible to gamble sober. And, probably advisable!

Gwen Florio

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Janice (Badhorse) Larson
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Grandmother, Janet Traversie and Granddaughter,Courtney protested one grey rainy afternoon to get the attention of the Lower Brule tribal council and the Lower Brule communty on beer and liquor sold right next to the schools and the boys and girls club, the Lower Brule Reservation is a dry reservation, this grandmother, is the one who brought it to the attention, otherwise, it would have gone on. Grandmother, Janet Traversie and Granddaughter Courtney, were not Interview, the day they brought it to the attention of the Lower Brule Community

November 11th, 2009 at 2:53 pm

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