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Crow Creek chairman calls for Chamberlain boycott

May 17, 2013 in The Daily Republic

Brandon Sazue calls school decision to deny honor song ‘racist.’ Continue Reading

Tribe to plant community orchard

April 14, 2013 in The Daily Republic

Grant, other assistance helps community-based project at Crow Creek.
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Big Eagle, former Crow Creek chairman, loses appeal in bribery case

January 10, 2013 in The Daily Republic

“Big Eagle said ‘hi,’ and then walked around the lunch table to stand directly behind McClatchey’s (11-year-old) daughter, facing McClatchey. Big Eagle put his hands on McClatchey’s daughter’s shoulders, looked McClatchey directly in the eyes and said ‘you’re going to play ball with us, aren’t you, Craig?’”
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Missing girl’s body found

November 20, 2012 in The Daily Republic

Officials positively identified human remains found at the Crow Creek Indian Reservation as that of Shauntae Hope Marks. The 15-year-old went missing from Fort Thompson on May 4. Continue Reading

Big Eagle appeals conviction

April 25, 2012 in The Daily Republic

Lawyer claims evidence of other conspiracies should not have been admitted during trial.
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Hearing set to allow Native American Telecom to operate at Fort Thompson

April 25, 2012 in The Daily Republic

Other telecoms worry about “traffic pumping,” a practice in which small companies route traffic such as free conference calls over the lines of major long-distance carriers. Continue Reading

Sazue re-elected as Crow Creek chairman

April 23, 2012 in The Daily Republic

Brandon Sazue Sr. wore a wire and testified against other tribal leaders in federal corruption trial. Continue Reading

New community center on Crow Creek reservation designed to give hope to youth

April 15, 2012 in The Daily Republic

FORT THOMPSON Resiliency, revitalization and reconciliation.
These are the three values South Dakota Secretary of Tribal Relations J.R. LaPlante said will be instilled to the youth of Crow Creek Indian Reservation with the opening of the Mel and Elnita Rank Center. Continue Reading

Crow Creek official charged with bribery; trial set

January 11, 2012 in The Daily Republic

FORT THOMPSON A Crow Creek tribal council and school board member pleaded not guilty Jan. 4 to a December indictment for misprision of a felony and making a false statement. Continue Reading

Harvest Initiative and Hunkpati Investments: Stirring up economic development on the Crow Creek reservation

November 4, 2011 in The Daily Republic

The story of how residents of the Crow Creek Indian reservation, a prominent businessman, a church congregation, and two young attorneys came to be deeply involved in improving the reservation’s economic circumstances. Continue Reading