Wednesday, April 16, 2008

South Dakota: Several Arrested In Hog Farm Protest

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by Randy Dockendorf

Despite about a handful of arrests made during Tuesday's demonstrations, protests will continue at a hog farm planned for west of Wagner, the protest organizer said Tuesday.

The Yankton Sioux Tribe and other hog farm opponents tried to stop work Tuesday at the Long View Farm, said tribal member Mike Archambeau. He said the protesters are trying to enforce a tribal judge's ruling, issued Monday, that removes and excludes the operation from tribal land.

"We will continue protesting until those people are out of there," Archambeau said.

Tribal members went through with the protest even after the tribal judge issued his ruling, Archambeau said. The hog farm is located on deeded land, surrounded by tribal land.

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