CRST demands IHS help with airport funding

The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe (CRST) is demanding the Indian Health Service (IHS) pony up nearly $300,000 to serve as the local share of funding for a planned $4.25 million upgrade at the Eagle Butte Airport. A resolution passed by the Tribal Council earlier this month states the IHS is mandated by the 1868 Sioux Nation Treaty to provide healthcare to the tribe and that medical life ...

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