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Politics

Brewer Vs. Yellow Bird Steele for OST President

SDPB | By Charles Michael Ray

Published November 2, 2014 at 8:53 PM CST

In Tuesday’s midterm election, voters will decide the make-up of congress and South Dakota’s next Governor.

On the Pine Ridge Reservation, a presidential race is also underway. Tribal residents are deciding who will lead the Oglala Lakota Nation for the next two years.

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