George Blue Bird, shown in prison in his younger years. Photo from Sioux Falls Argus Leader

35 years and counting
Lakota inmate asks for freedom
By Richie Richards
Native Sun News Staff Writer

SIOUX FALLS –– The law does not forgive a person who is in a blackout during the commitment of a crime in South Dakota, especially when the victim is viciously beaten to death.

In 1983, George Blue Bird, an enrolled member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, beat a retired rancher, Herb Tech (83) to death in his home in Martin.

After a long day of drinking in Martin, Blue Bird and his mother Lenora had gone to Herb Tech’s home. This is where mother and son’s version of the events of that fateful evening separate.

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