The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has signed a five-year agreement with the state of South Dakota to promote Indian preference in road construction projects.
Tribal chairman Charles Murphy said the agreement will improve roads and services on
the reservation. Over the next five years, the state plans to spend $2.4 million on construction and maintenance projects within reservation boundaries.
The state plans to sign seven more agreements with tribes. Former Gov. Bill Janklow (R) had balked at Indian preference and tribal tax laws on road projects and filed a lawsuit against the federal government to challenge them.
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(The Rapid City Journal 2/27)
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