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MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 2002

The Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of South Dakota and a local school have agreed to hold basketball games again.

The games had been canceled for the remainder of this school year after a racially-charged incident in which two teens from Miller allegedly shot at a group of girls from the tribe. The girls had just finished a basketball game at the Miller gymnasium, a game which did not involve the Miller team.

The school nonetheless canceled games due to the ensuing climate. But after a three-month reconciliation and meeting process among tribal, school and community leaders, they decided to reinstate the games.

Tribal chairwoman Roxanne Sazue hopes their work can be a model for the rest of the state.

Get the Story:
Miller, Crow Creek confront perceptions, prejudice (The Sioux Falls Argus Leader 1/27)

Relevant Links:
Divided By Race, The Sioux Falls Argus Leader - http://www.argusleader.com/racialdivide.shtml

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