Why Sioux descendants have filed a lawsuit against the US

Sioux descendants have filed a lawsuit against the United States for federal recognition of their tribe and for monetary damages over land that their attorney commented was fraudulently dispossessed WCCO TV reports a Mdewakanton Dakota lineal descendant declared on Indigenous Peoples Day that the lawsuit asks for the Sioux half-breed tribe and its lineal descendants to be federally recognized Parents are reacting after an adult enrolled in a Minnesota high school KARE writes parents and society members packed the White Bear Lake Area Schools board meeting Monday night addressing school leaders for the first time since the district revealed that a -year-old man allegedly posed as a high school novice There s progress in northern Minnesota as the Crosby Fire is now contained WDIO says the fire remains at acres On Tuesday Minnesota DNR firefighters continue improving and checking the containment line and mopping up hot spots with assistance from three Conservation Corps of Minnesota Iowa And if you re looking for affordable options for applying to college now is the time to submit your application KTTC reports Minnesota state colleges are waiving undergraduate application fees and not requiring college essays during October part of Minnesota State Month The post Why Sioux descendants have filed a lawsuit against the US appeared first on MinnPost