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A U.S. District Judge in Wisconsin denied a motion to dismiss a federal discrimination lawsuit involving a Native American Church chapter and a local bank on the Lac du Flambeau Indian Reservation. U.S. District Judge William M. Conley issued a 9-page opinion on the court’s denial of the defendant’s motion, upholding the protected use of peyote in traditional American Indian ceremonies.
A Kansas County issued a public statement on Friday, April 5, that a death investigation in Johnson County identified Cole Brings Plenty, 27, as deceased in a wooded area. Brings Plenty had been reported missing on April 1 and many have responded as a result including his family and friends. After his death was announced, thousands of people, including his family, news sources, and leaders in Indian Country, have shared words of condolences on social media.
South Dakota Tribes again face off with Governor Kristi Noem after she made disparaging comments while signing bills last week in Mitchell and Winner, SD. Tribal leaders are demanding an apology for suggesting that Tribes are safe-harboring and partnering with Mexican cartels.
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