When the Oglala Sioux Tribe passed an ordinance separating industrial hemp from its illegal cousin marijuana, White Plumes envisioned a new economy that would impact the 85% unemployment rate on the Pine Ridge Reservation. They never dreamed they would find themselves swept up in a struggle over tribal sovereignty, economic rights and common sense. Loading... mini-flickr-gallery by Felipe Skroski
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#1 by Michael on April 11, 2010 - 3:31 pm
DEA, FBI, “ATF”, All I have to say to the Oglala Sioux is that they need to be carfull. When people fight the government bad things tend to happen. Ruby Ridge, Waco, Wounded Knee, ect. My prayers are with the Sioux Nation.