Standing Rock Sioux Tribe chairman won't run for re-election

Friday, August 2, 2013  

Charles Murphy said he won't be seeking another term as chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.

Murphy, 64, is wrapping up his third, non-consecutive term. He spoke at the Tribal Consultation Conference hosted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in North Dakota and urged his fellow leaders to work with the federal and state governments.

“Open your doors to them,” Murphy said at the conference, The Bismarck Tribune reported.

The tribe was one of the first to sign an agreement with federal prosecutors to pursue violence against women cases in federal and tribal courts.

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Murphy won't seek re-election as tribal chairman (The Bismarck Tribune 8/1)