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Friday, November 7, 2003

The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission on Thursday banned hunting at sacred Bear Butte.

Tribes in the Plains come to Bear Butte to pray, hold ceremonies and make offerings. Tribal members urged the commission to adopt the band which to Bear Butte and most of the state park surrounding it.

A group of tribes and Lakota activists are battling a shooting range that is proposed near Bear Butte. The state of South Dakota has returned federal funds it was using to start the project.

Get the Story:
Commission bans hunting at Bear Butte (AP 11/6)

Relevant Links:
Defenders of the Black Hills - http://www.defendblackhills.org/defenders

Related Stories:
Janklow thought of shooting range by sacred site (10/17)
Janklow defends use of grant for shooting range (10/16)
S.D. governor says shooting range grant was OK (10/13)
Lakota group seeks protection of Black Hills (09/19)
S.D. to return grant for Bear Butte shooting range (09/19)
Federal funds used for shooting range near sacred site (03/25)
Judge to hear tribal suit against shooting range (3/19)
Four tribes file lawsuit to stop shooting range (03/04)

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