A 2013 protest against liquor sales in Whiteclay, Nebraska. Photo: Confrontational Media
Four liquor stores in a small town near the Pine Ridge Reservation are trying to stay open after losing their licenses. The stores in Whiteclay are supposed to shut down by Sunday, when their licenses expire, the Associated Press reported. But they have asked a judge in Nebraska for permission to remain open while they fight the Nebraska Liquor Control Commission over the loss of their licenses. The commission revoked the licenses after hearing complaints about law enforcement, social and welfare issues in the tiny community. Native activists and their supporters said the sale of millions of cans of beer every year exploits citizens of the Oglala Sioux Tribe. Whiteclay is only a few miles from the Pine Ridge border, where liquor is outlawed. Fewer than a dozen people live there. Read More on the Story:
Beer stores near reservation appeal loss of liquor licenses (AP 4/25)
Whiteclay beer stores ask judge to delay closure until appeal is heard (The Omaha World-Herald 4/25)
Whiteclay liquor stores appeal ruling which failed to renew their licences (KETV 4/25)
Whiteclay beer stores seek reversal of Liquor Commission decision to close them (The Lincoln Journal Star 4/24)
Liquor commission votes to close Whiteclay beer stores; advocates cheer, shed tears of relief (The Daily Nebraskan 4/24)
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