Nov 23
Prairie Island Indian Community Responds to Lawsuit
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Aug 24
Four Minnesota Dakota Tribes issue joint resolution in support of the Standing Rock Sioux Nation’s fight against the location of the Dakota Access Pipeline Missouri River crossing location
Click here to view the joint resolution Joint Resolution of the MNI Sota Dakota Nations in Support of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
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Aug 18
Prairie Island Indian Community Tribal Council offers support in Fight Against Siting of the Dakota Access Pipeline
Click here to view the resolution and accompanying letter
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Jun 10
Prairie Island Indian Community seeking federal trust for new land
Minnesota Public Radio, June 8, 2016: Tom Weber talks with Prairie Island Tribal Council President Shelley Buck and Vice President Lucy “Lu” Taylor about why they bought the land, and what it’s like to live so close to the Prairie Island nuclear plant. Full article and audio here.
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Jun 9
U.S Court of Appeals upholds rule on nuclear waste storage
Red Wing Republican Eagle, June 8, 2016: The Prairie Island Indian Community was disappointed yet again in their quest to rid the island of spent nuclear fuel as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Friday upheld a 2014 ruling allowing the continual onsite storage of the radioactive material. Read full…
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Jun 8
Prairie Island Indian Community Initiates Land Trust Application with the Federal Government for Metro Area Land Parcel; Purchase authorized by Minnesota statue for safe land away from nuclear power plant
WELCH, Minn., June 8, 2016 – Prairie Island Indian Community has submitted an application to the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to have a 112-acre parcel of land in West Lakeland Township placed into federal trust. The Minnesota Statute 216B.1645, which allowed for the increased storage of nuclear waste at the Prairie Island Nuclear Power…
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Dec 19
Tribal Council pledges to lead, protect
Republican Eagle, Dec. 19, 2015: Tribal Council’s priorities for the next two years is focused on safety, economic diversity, and high-quality education for the community’s youths, among others. Read full article
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Jun 27
Prairie Island graduation rate stunning
Rochester Post-Bulletin, June 27, 2015: Prairie Island students enrolled in the Red Wing School District consistently have crossed the 90 percent graduation threshold, where the national average has hovered in the mid-60s. Read Full Article
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May 14
Fox 9 Investigators test the trouble with Bakken crude
Fox 9, May 14, 2015: For the Prairie Island Indian community near Red Wing, Minn., oil trains are too close for comfort. Many buildings, including the police station, are within 500 feet of that rail line. Watch video
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Oct 28
Prairie Island Indian Community files legal challenge on nuclear waste
Rochester Post-Bulletin, Oct. 28, 2014: The Prairie Island Indian Community has joined three states in filing a legal challenge of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s recent ruling regarding onsite storage of nuclear waste. Read full article
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