Oglala Sioux Tribe and federal prosecutors working to improve relationship

PINE RIDGE, S.D. (KOTA TV) A methamphetamine-fueled crime wave on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in 2016 sowed apprehension in the community. It didn't help that relationships between federal prosecutors and tribal authorities were already frayed. But a new picture is emerging today after leaders on both sides of the coin set out to repair old wounds and open new lanes of communication.

Perhaps the low point in the relationship came after a brazen daylight shooting outside of a community basketball tournament in October last year.

http://www.kotatv.com/content/news/Oglala-Sioux-Tribe-and-federal-prosecutors-working-to-improve-relationship-465344213.html