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Oglala Sioux Tribe meets US Attorney to discuss 39 death cases


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Leaders and members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe met with the U.S. Attorney in South Dakota to discuss 39 unresolved death cases.

The cases go as far back as the 1970s. Some surviving family members were present at the meeting with U.S. Attorney Brendan Johnson.

Johnson has assigned three attorneys to look at the cases.

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US Attorney meets with Oglala Sioux about deaths (AP 6/24)

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