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Re:Court: Native American tribe can’t be a “sovereign” shiel... by boomboomsubban on Wednesday July 25, 2018 @07:24PM (#17613834)
Though the tribes often do have more control over the schools now, the SD reservations are the poorest areas in the nation, so they still rely on the BIE for funding. My hunch is that this is another of the differences between the Dakotas caused by the oil boom.

As for the boarding schools, SD still has the definite residential schools. My hometown has one, and it's depressing. Over the past decade they've; drawn national criticism for for fraudulent fund raising, forbid a Lakota ceremony from being performed at HS graduation while allowing a Christian prayer, moved away a priest after decades of hushed up rape accusations, and passed a state law making them unable to be sued by any past victims of abuse.

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Re:Court: Native American tribe can’t be a “sovereign” shiel... by protomyth on Wednesday July 25, 2018 @09:03PM (#17614331)
Pine Ridge and Rosebud just have no luck. In ND the only tribe that really gets oil money is Three Affiliated. A tribe can take over the school and retain the BIE funding with an agreement. I know they have a boarding school in Pierre and have heard good things. The corruption in the old system was, well, I really cannot express it in polite society but it sadly makes me hope for the existence of hell.
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