The flag of the Oglala Sioux Tribe.

The FBI is investigating the death of an eight-year-old girl who was attacked by a pack of dogs on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.

The girl was playing in the snow when she was attacked on Tuesday, the Associated Press reported. The dogs are still on the loose.

"Once we're convinced we're aware of what happened here, we'll move forward with appropriate action," FBI spokesperson Kyle Loven told the AP.

Dog attacks and wild dogs have long been a problem on the reservation. In 2006, the council of the Oglala Sioux Tribe banned certain types of dogs after a five-year-old boy named Braedon was attacked and seriously wounded in 2003. Enforcement, however, has been spotty.

"I have heard so many stories of the attacks over the years," Braedon's mother Ellen Fillspipe said on Facebook yesterday. "We created Braedon's Law so that NOBODY would ever have to go through what my son miraculously survived. We will continue to bring awareness & will work on improving Braedon's Law so that EVERYONE will work together to make sure this NEVER happens to another family again."

The attack is the third such incident this month in Indian Country. Last week, a 40-year-old member of the Eastern Shoshone Tribe of Wyoming died after she was attacked by dogs.

Also last week, a 63-year-old member of the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians in California was seriously wounded after being attacked by a pack of dogs.

Get the Story:
Dog attack killed girl on Pine Ridge reservation (AP 11/20)
Oglala Mother Renews Call For Tough Dog Law After Death (KELO 11/20)
The Challenges Of Policing The Reservation (KELO 11/20)

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