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MONDAY, JULY 16, 2001

In an editorial, The Sioux Falls Argus Leader says the state and tribes shouldn't rush to judgment over a recent Supreme Court decision on tribal sovereignty.

The Supreme Court last month ruled that state officials in Nevada could not be sued while pursuing state business in Indian Country. In response, the Oglala Lakota Tribe has been drafting a resolution to ensure that extradition procedures as laid out by the 1868 Treaty of Fort Laramie are respected.

But the paper says that even if the decision applies to the state, there is no need to make changes in how tribes deal with the state. The paper says extradition policies are already in place and have worked well so far.

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