SPIRIT LAKE RESERVATION
Authorities not commenting on investigation into death of 3-year-old on Spirit Lake Reservation
Neither the U.S. attorney’s office nor the FBI has released the name of the child, who apparently lived with a relative near St. Michael, N.D., but an FBI spokesman said it continues to be investigated as “a mysterious death.”
By Chuck Haga , June 17, 2013
Man sentenced for selling drugs at Spirit Lake 
A Naytahwaush, Minn., man was sentenced Monday for selling heroin at the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation in May 2011, the Department of Justice said.
By Herald Staff Report , June 10, 2013
Collaboration brings Spirit Lake culture to East Coast art world
A collaboration among the North Dakota Museum of Art and six artists brought the sights and sounds of Spirit Lake culture to the epicenter of the New York art world Thursday evening.
By Lindsay Naylor , May 23, 2013
Artists capture reservation life at NDMOA exhibit in New York
The artists commissioned for the North Dakota Museum of Art’s “Songs for Spirit Lake” exhibition bring vastly different perspectives to their portrayal of everyday life on the reservation.
By Lindsay Naylor , May 23, 2013
FBI investigating apparent homicide on Spirit Lake Reservation
The FBI and Bureau of Indian Affairs police are investigating an apparent homicide on the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation, an FBI spokesman said Thursday.
By Chuck Haga , May 02, 2013
Yankton foes reach goal but press on for more signatures
Spirit Lake Nation members seeking to remove Roger Yankton Sr. as tribal chairman said Thursday they have more than the required number of signatures to force a recall vote, but they’ll continue to collect signatures.
By Chuck Haga , May 02, 2013
Spirit Lake elders call for dismissal of tribal council
More than 30 elders of the Spirit Lake Nation adopted a resolution Thursday calling for dismissal of the entire Tribal Council, citing continuing issues with child protection and other problems.
By Chuck Haga , April 11, 2013
Federal officials plan town hall meeting at Spirit Lake
Senior officials from the U.S. Interior Department and its Bureau of Indian Affairs have agreed to conduct a “town hall meeting” on the Spirit Lake Sioux Reservation to update members of the tribe on efforts to better protect the tribe’s children.
By Chuck Haga , February 08, 2013
Death of Spirit Lake infant was caused by SIDS
A 2-month-old girl whose July death was seized upon as an example of endangered children on the Spirit Lake reservation died of natural causes.
The cause of Debra Kay Anderson Dogskin’s July 7 death at her mother’s home in St. Michael was Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
By Patrick Springer , November 30, 2012
Online fundraiser in support of documentary of murder victim
Andrea Peltier has been standing in cold and blustery weather with a sign urging people to support a documentary film that will cast a critical eye on the prosecution of the man convicted of murdering her brother.
By Patrick Springer , October 27, 2012
Beauty found amid blight at Spirit Lake
Walk along a dusty street in one of the little reservation towns here, and the stereotypes scream their half-truths. Scruffy children play by abandoned cars, chased by scruffy dogs. Some houses appear abandoned, windows broken or boarded.
By Chuck Haga , September 24, 2012
Strength in family: Methenys prove that life is not all bleak and despairing at Spirit Lake
Lost in all the recent warnings and negative reports coming out of Spirit Lake, Paul Matheny says, is another reality: not every family there is dysfunctional, not every child at perilous risk.
By Chuck Haga , September 24, 2012
Autopsy done, investigators wait for test results in death of Spirit Lake infant
“The FBI and BIA investigations continue,” Timothy Purdon, the U.S. attorney for North Dakota said Wednesday, referring to the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Although the autopsy has been completed, he added, “We are awaiting lab test results associated with the investigation.”
By Patrick Springer , September 06, 2012
Federal official criticizes state agency for failing to protect Spirit Lake children
A federal official has renewed his criticisms that state human services officials have not acted aggressively enough to protect endangered children from the Spirit Lake reservation.
By Patrick Springer , August 29, 2012
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