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Oglala Sioux Battles Big Beer
On the border between Whiteclay, Nebraska, and the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation of South Dakota, the members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe are fighting for their lives. They are building community resistance to the destructive influence of Big Alcohol. The reservation is dry, no alcohol is permitted. But exploitative beer sales (3.9 million cans in 2012), from the four stores just across the border in Whiteclay, are causing catastrophic alcohol-related harm. On the reservation, 2/3 of the native adult population are alcoholics, 1/4 of the children born there suffer from Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. The traditional way of life has been shattered and the Oglala Sioux are organizing and taking action to turn back the tide of alcohol-fueled destruction. Between suing Big Beer for deliberately targeting tribal members to staging rallies and resistance demonstrations, the tribe is fighting an uphill battle to stop generations of illegal alcohol activity that include: - Retailer participation in alcohol smuggling into the Pine Ridge Reservation
- Trade of alcohol for sex
- Loitering at the premises of alcohol retailers with open containers
- The inability of Nebraska Liquor Commission to stop illegal retailer activity
- Recent homicides and physical violence
- Alcohol sales to minors
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Alcohol sales to intoxicated people
Blog Posts:
- Tribal Members Demonstrate Against Alcohol-Related Harm (March 19, 2013)
- Oglala Sioux Lawsuit Against Big Alcohol Dismissed as State Issue (October 15, 2012)
- Alcohol Problems on Pine Ridge: Just How Much Does A-B InBev "Care"? (May 15, 2012)
- Oglala Sioux Tribe Sues Big Beer (February 22, 2012)
Latest News:
- Which Way to Turn on Tribal Alchol Sales?
- Treks from 'Dry' Reservations to Whiteclay Could End
- Blame Game: Nebraska Gov. Tells Oglala Whiteclay Their Problem, Not His
- Explosive White Clay, Walking out on Nebraska’s Gov. & Johnny Depp buying Wounded Knee - Oglala President Bryan Brewer
- A Dry Reservation Clashes With Its Liquor Store Neighbors
Press Releases and Media Alerts:
- Women's Day For Peace March to End Illegal Alcohol Activity at Whiteclay, Nebraska (August 29, 2013)
- Pine Ridge Tribal President to Meet with Nebraska Legislators and Liquor Control Commission to Find Solutions (July 7, 2013)
- Native American Youth Stage Pine Ridge, South Dakota Alcohol Blockade (May 2, 2013)
- Pine Ridge Liberation Day Event (March 1, 2013)
- Pine Ridge South Dakota Alcohol Blockage New Year's Eve (December 30, 2012)
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