Editorial: No fuss on jurisdiction

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2002

In an editorial today, The Sioux Falls Argus Leader says a recent controversy over law enforcement on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation is "nothing to get worked up about."

The paper says the dispute was based on a "misunderstanding." The tribe was trying to clarify how it works with state and not federal entities, the editorial points out.

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