Published Tuesday Aug 17, 2010 / Updated Thursday Aug 19, 2010
INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY

Editor’s note: This article has been updated to include a clarification of the position of the governor’s office on the matter of jurisdiction over the town of Whiteclay. The governor’s office does not respond to nor speak on behalf of political parties. (more…)

Published Tuesday Aug 17, 2010
By STEPHANIE WOODARD
INDIAN COUNTRY TODAY

LINCOLN, Neb. – Crime in the town of Whiteclay, Neb., which sells some four million cans of beer and malt liquor annually, almost entirely to Oglala Sioux Tribe members from the dry Pine Ridge Reservation, is not Nebraska’s responsibility, said Ashley Cradduck, spokeswoman for the state’s governor, Dave Heineman, a Republican. “The Indians are coming from Pine Ridge, and that’s in South Dakota.” (more…)

Published Monday July 12, 2010
BY TIM GIAGO
INDIANZ.COM

Prohibition doesn’t work!

It lasted 13 years in America and gave life to nationally syndicated crime, the income tax and opposition by the United States Brewers’ Association to Women’s Suffrage: the right for women to vote. (more…)

Published Tuesday March 30, 2010
STAFF EDITORIAL
SCOTTSBLUFF STAR HERALD

SCOTTSBLUFF, NEB. — Over the years we’ve grown skeptical of efforts to “solve” the problem of beer sales in Whiteclay.

Much of the noise seems calculated to promote the careers of celebrity “activists” rather than address the real problem, which is rampant alcoholism on the nearby Pine Ridge Reservation. Critics of the beer merchants have always found it convenient to overlook that those buying the beer are willing customers who would simply look elsewhere if the Whiteclay stores were shut down. (more…)

Published Sunday February 7, 2010
BY JOHN KREJCI
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR

I was encouraged to read that “State leaders, others focus on Whiteclay” (Jan. 31). The problems of alcoholism and Nebraska’s shame of profiting from beer sales to Natives need to be addressed. When Nebraskans for Peace raised the issue in 1999, few even knew the Nebraska beer sales were contributing to Native alcoholism.

Although it is encouraging that Nebraska’s governor and state legislators have begun to address the problem, their initial solutions – a town cleanup, a recycling center and a mini-mall – do little to address the tragedy of Nebraska’s skid row of the Plains. (more…)

Published Tuesday January 12, 2010
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
OMAHA WORLD-HERALD

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Monday ordered prosecutors in 33 states — including Nebraska and Iowa — to step up their efforts to combat violent crime on Indian reservations, particularly offenses against women and children. (more…)

Published Friday December 18, 2009
BY KERRI REMPP
THE CHADRON RECORD

Frustrations at the lack of progress on the issue of Whiteclay alcohol sales were evident Friday at a legislative hearing telecast in Chadron, but several solutions were also suggested to rein in alcohol sales and help those dependent on the substance.

“Going into Whiteclay, it’s like going into a black hole,” testified Terri White Eyes, who works with a drug and alcohol program on the reservation. (more…)

Published Saturday December 12, 2009
BY NANCY HICKS
LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR

It’s time for Nebraska state government to stop talking and do something to help curb the alcohol-related problems stemming from Whiteclay, state senators were told Friday. (more…)

Published Saturday December 12, 2009
BY PAUL HAMMEL
OMAHA WORLD-HERALD

A legislative committee says it will address the problems of the border town.

LINCOLN — After hearing an outpouring of frustration, members of a Nebraska legislative committee pledged Friday to take action to address the alcohol-related problems linked to the border town of Whiteclay, Neb. (more…)

Published Wednesday October 14, 2009
A View From a Washichu
BY STEW MAGNUSON

Once again, the Nebraska Unicameral is taking a look at the Whiteclay issue.

It was announced that they are going to “study” the tiny hamlet that is located just south of the town of Pine Ridge, S.D., which sells millions of cans of beer per year to the “dry” reservation.

In case they miss it, let me remind Nebraska lawmakers of the role of their predecessors in the evolution of the town from what it was in the early part of the 20th Century, a small town doing business with the residents of Pine Ridge, to what it is today — the so-called “Little Skid Row on the Prairie.” (more…)