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MONDAY, JUNE 16, 2003

No business will ever invest on the reservation unless tribes keep their word, The Sioux Falls Argus Leader says in an editorial.

The paper cites a recent case on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation, where a hog farm development is in dispute. The old tribal council signed a contract with a company to allow the farm but a newer council invalidated it.

"The issue is whether a contract with a tribe is valid," the paper says. "If it isn't, if a new council can void a contract signed in good faith, why should any outside business ever consider development with any tribe?"

Get the Story:
Editorial: Fulfilling contracts important for tribe (The Sioux Falls Argus Leader 6/16)

Get the Decision:
Sun Prairie v. Martin (June 5, 2003)

Relevant Links:
Rosebud Sioux Tribe - http://www.rosebudsiouxtribe.org

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Editorial: 'Hypocrisy' of some tribal leaders (05/14)
Court hears next round in Rosebud hog farm suit (5/12)
Rosebud Sioux Tribe asks BIA to shut down hog farm (04/18)
Supreme Court turns down Rosebud hog farm case (02/25)
Hog farm battle reaches Supreme Court (11/19)
Battle over reservation pig farm (08/26)
Reservation hog farm dealt setback (4/8)
Reservation hog farm claims tax free (12/4)
Hog farm practices scrutinized (6/18)
Hog farm protest camp set up (5/17)
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