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Tribes have enough to buy sacred land in Black Hills
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This story was filed on December 6, 2012
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – After months of high-profile fundraising that drew celebrities’ attention and dollars, a group of Native American tribes has raised $9 million to buy a piece of land in South Dakota’s Black Hills that they conside Talk about this topic read more
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