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S.D. tribe happy with court action

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 2002

Members of the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota were overjoyed with Tuesday's ruling to halt work at a burial site.

The tribal members and their attorney hope a federal judge will the site down permanently. They have asked for remains discovered to be repatriated.

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Judge halts digging at burial site (The Sioux Falls Argus Leader 6/12)

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