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Recent Articles
Bear Butte alcohol license hearings sure to draw opponents June 12, 2008
Rapid City Journal - Rapid
City,SD,USA
... a church that has services only on Sundays, said Brennan, an Eastern
Cherokee Indian and founder of Protect Sacred Sites Indigenous People, One
Nation. ...
Senate kills Bear Butte zoning bill
January 30, 2007
Rapid City Journal, SD
Tom Katus, D-Rapid City, sponsored the bill,
saying it was in response to protests about bars and concert venues encroaching
on Bear Butte during the
Bear Butte liquor license dispute headed for state Supreme Court
January 28, 2007
Indian Country Today, NY
The battle to stop owners from opening huge biker
bar venues within sight and sound of Bear Butte grew this past summer and
challenges the Meade County
American Indians seek voice in zoning talks January 13,
2007
Rapid City Journal, SD
Bear Butte is considered
sacred by a number of tribes, and a number of religious ceremonies are held
there throughout the year.
Indigenous in Americas just say 'no' to
papal bull
August 14, 2006
by: Brenda Norrell / Indian Country Today
Summit: Doctrine of Discovery was 'political
fiction'
PHOENIX- Indigenous in the Americas are
demanding that the ''doctrines of
discovery,'' the papal bulls that led to the
seizure of American Indian homelands, be
rescinded.
Motorcycle rally August 14, 2006
Indian Country Today -
Canastota,NY,USA
Kempthorne traveled to the Black Hills, as
he told Indian Country Today, to support the
Sturgis Fire Department and to help dedicate
a motorcycle stamp. ...
Bear Butte
Debate
August 10, 2006
Yankton Daily
Press, SD -
Laws protecting places of worship from
"undesirable" establishments protect
structures on city streets, not the Sioux's
sacred Bear Butte.
Indigenous
summit at Bear Butte asks Pope for help
August 10, 2006
The Casper Star
Tribune, WY -
BEAR BUTTE, SD — Tribal leaders and
indigenous rights groups will ask the pope
to rescind a 1493 Vatican document which
they believe paved the legal road for
Summit of
Indigenous Nations Sign Resolution to
Rescind the ...August
10, 2006
UN Observer -
... Last week, A delegation of indigenous
nations and non-governmental organizations
gathered at the Summit of Indigenous Nations
at Bear Butte Mountain, South
Kempthorne,
American Indian leaders meet
August 8, 2006
Seattle Post Intelligencer
- USA
RAPID CITY, SD -- Tribal leaders from five of
South Dakota's American Indian reservations met
with Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on
Sunday to discuss ...
For Sacred Indian Site, New
Neighbors Are Far From Welcome (This
was on the FRONTPAGE of the NY
Times!)
New
York Times, United States - Aug 4, 2006
... of tribes hold as one of the most sacred sites in ... Nearby Pine Ridge
Indian Reservation was the site of the ... The Sioux call it an emergence
site, where their
Indians Confront Sturgis Bikers
Aug 4,
2006
Yankton Daily Press, SD -
... Motorcycle Rally. The native people are protesting entertainment venues
and other sites being developed east of town near Bear Butte. For
...
Indigenous summit at Bear Butte asks Pope for help
Aug 4,
2006
Jackson Hole Star-Tribune, WY -
BEAR BUTTE, SD — Tribal leaders and indigenous rights groups will ask the
pope to rescind a 1493 Vatican document which they believe paved the legal
road for
Of sacred sites and biker bars August 3,
2006
Chicago
Tribune, United States -
... to a boil this year when Arizona
entrepreneur Jay Allen started building what
he proudly calls the world's biggest biker
bar 2 miles from Bear Butte, one of
American Indians protest bar development
July 27, 2006
Houston
Chronicle - United States
STURGIS, SD — American Indian tribes trying to protect their sacred Bear
Butte have purchased land around the Black Hills historic site to keep it
out of the
Tribal chairman's meeting Friday
July 26, 2006
Rapid City
Journal, SD -
... review of
the American Indian Probate Reform Act regulations, the Office of Indian
Education Programs reorganization lawsuit and Bear Butte buffer zone.
State fines rally venue operator
July 26, 2006
Rapid City
Journal, SD -
... Opponents
of both projects - a group that includes American Indians who say the venues
are too close to Bear Butte, which they hold sacred, and east Meade ...
Alcohol license pits Native Americans vs bikers
Jul 24, 2006
Spero News -
The issue
concerns the granting of an alcohol license to the owner of Free Spirit
Campground, two miles from Bear Butte, SD. CPT is backing a local
referendum.
Christian Peacemaker Teams help in dispute
between Native ...Jul
24, 2006
Ekklesia, UK -
The issue concerns the granting
of an alcohol license to the owner of Free Spirit Campground, two miles from
Bear Butte, SD. CPT is backing a local referendum
Bear Butte protesters plead for rights
Jul 22, 2006
Rapid City
Journal, SD -
STURGIS — The creation of a
five-mile buffer zone around Bear Butte would help protect the religious
freedoms of indigenous people, organizers of Bring Back ...
OK'd beer license fuels Bear Butte protester's
resolve
Jul 15, 2006
American
Chronicle, CA -
... Rapid City Journal. STURGIS —
About 20 to 30 men, women and children sit in a small wooded camp at the
base of Bear Butte. For the
MCC workers active in stand against proposed
biker bar near sacred ...Jul
11, 2006
Mennonite
Central Committee - USA
It is a sacred place of prayer for more than 30 Native American Nations
across the Great Plains. On its slopes and at its base, Native ...
Biker complex being built
Jul
8, 2006
Madison Daily
Leader, SD - 6 hours ago
STURGIS (AP)
-- The first phase of a large campground and concert area is nearly finished
near Bear Butte for bikers who will attend the Sturgis Motorcycle
The battle over Bear Butte continues
Jul 8, 2006
Standard-Speaker, PA -
With the Sturgis Rally just one
month away, the Meade County commissioners granted two more malt beverage
permits to new campgrounds near the base of Bear Butte ...
Protesters gather at Bear Butte
July 6, 2006
Jackson Hole
Star-Tribune, WY -
STURGIS, SD (AP) -- American
Indians have started gathering at Bear Butte for a summer-long
encampment to protest the encroachment of large campgrounds and ...
Indigenous Ceremony at Bear Butte Faces Disruption, ‘Desecration ...July
6, 2006
The
NewStandard - Syracuse,NY,USA
... the culture and educate riders about American Indians and ... as a
means of engaging non-native supporters. ... initiatives focused on
public education and networking...
Native Americans Protest By Camping
July 6, 2006
KELOLAND
TV, SD -
Native Americans are camping
out at the base of Bear Butte to protest biker bars being built nearby.
Indian tribes from across the ...
Indian groups plan protests during Sturgis
biker week
Aberdeen American
News, SD - May 3, 2006
STURGIS, SD -
American Indian groups upset at commercial expansion toward Bear Butte
during the Sturgis motorcycle rally say they will stage daily ...
Commission's beer license decision will stand
Aberdeen American
News, SD - 7 hours ago
STURGIS, SD - A beer license issued for a new campground near Bear Butte
won't be going to a public vote in Meade County. The county ...
Battle Over Bear Butte Continues
KELOLAND TV, SD - May 2, 2006
The battle over Bear Butte
continues in western KELOLAND. Native Americans consider the butte a sacred
site and are upset with plans for nearby development. ...
Meade County approves another controversial
license
Aberdeen American
News, SD - May 2, 2006
STURGIS, SD - The Meade County Commission granted a liquor license for a
concert stage at Glencoe Campground three miles from Bear Butte, the second
time in a ...
Bear Butte to see another biker bar
Indian Country
Today, NY - Apr 9, 2006
STURGIS, SD - Another biker bar
will live in the shadow of the sacred Bear Butte in the Northern Black
Hills. With a vote of 5 to
Beer license approved for biker complex near
sacred mountain
Aberdeen American
News, SD - Apr 4, 2006
Bear Butte,
an ancient volcano that never erupted, has long been a place where Indians
have gone for religious and spiritual ceremonies. ...
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