Tribes sue to block graphite drilling near sacred Black Hills site
Nine tribes filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Department of Agriculture to block exploratory graphite drilling near a sacred ceremonial site in the Black Hills.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Nine Native American tribes in South Dakota, North Dakota and Nebraska are suing the federal government in a bid to stop exploratory drilling for graphite near a sacred site in the Black Hills.