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Nine Native American tribes sue US Forest Service over approval of drilling at sacred site

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Nine Native American tribes sue US Forest Service over approval of drilling at sacred site
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An aerial view of Pe Sla, also known as Reynolds Prairie, in the Black Hills. (Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight, via EcoFlight)Nine Native American tribes have filed a lawsuit against the US Forest Service over its approval of a graphite drilling project near Pe’ Sla, a site in the Black Hills that holds cultural and spiritual significance for Native Americans.
The Oglala Sioux Tribe, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, Crow Creek Sioux Tribe, Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, Santee Sioux Tribe, Sisseton-W

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