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From the R’s Arturo García:

“Tomorrow is the deadline for an online fundraiser organized by the Rosebud Sioux Tribe and Native American blog Last Real Indians in an effort to buy about 2,000 acres of land in the Black Hills of South Dakota, an area known in the Sioux Nation as Pe ‘Sla…

“The goal is to raise $1 million online. As of Wednesday morning their Indiegogo campaign had amassed just over $180,000. One of their biggest fears, Iron Eyes said, was that the state would build a road through the land. A spokesperson for the South Dakota Department of Transportation said that Pennington County, in which the land is located, does have a project on the table calling for the expansion of an existing gravel road. But, tribes in the area, including the Sioux, have been consulted on the project, and the option not to build on the land must be kept on the table at all times.”

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