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Kay Murphy Cancer Fund

FORT YATES, ND — The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe received a large donation for the Kay Murphy Cancer Fund from Sonosky, Chambers, Sachse, Enderson, & Perry, LLP in the amount of $250,000.00. The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe raised over $8,000.00 at the Kay Murphy Benefit Concert that took place on November 17, 2018 at the Prairie Knights Casino Pavilion. The money will go solely towards the Kay Murphy Cancer Fund. The Kay Murphy Cancer Fund was established by Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in memory of Kay Murphy. Kay Murphy died of Cancer in October of 1993, and will forever be remember for her kind and gentle ways. Kay Murphy was the spouse of former Chairman Charles W. Murphy of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. Kay knew the devastating impact cancer has on an individual mentally and physically, she also understood Read More
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Renews Legal Challenge Against DAPL

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new chapter opened today in the legal fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline, as the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe renewed their lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers challenging its recently completed review of the pipeline’s impacts. The Tribe’s lawyers at Earthjustice today filed a supplemental complaint in its existing case, overseen by U.S. District Judge Jeb Boasberg in Washington, D.C. “The Corps has conducted a sham process to arrive at a sham conclusion, for the second time,” said Mike Faith, Chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. “The Dakota Access Pipeline represents a clear and present danger to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and its people, and we will continue to fight until the Corps complies with the law.” “The Tribe tried to work in good faith with the Corps to get an honest Read More
Standing Rock’s New Chief of Police

Sparky D. Edwards as of 14 October 2018 is serving as the Chief of Police and Supervisory Special Agent for the BIA Standing Rock Agency under the Office of Justice Services. Chief Edwards was born in Tulsa, OK and graduated from the Thunderbird Youth Academy in July of 2000. He is a graduate from AMU with a Masters Degree in Management (Defense Management), Masters Degree in Business, BAS in Intelligence Studies (Criminal Intelligence) and has an AAS in Police Science (Crime Scene Investigation). Chief Edwards served in the U.S. Army Intelligence Corps before being injured in Iraq only to later be retired from Active Duty in 2010. His Military and civil service career include operator assignments, staff level and executive positions. His experience to date included his most recent position as the Director of Intelligence, Protection and Nuclear Site Defense for Dept. of the Army. He was also actively serving as the Senior Intelligence Officer (SIO) to the Commanding General and as a Task Force Officer on an FBI-JTTF in New Mexico. Prior to his Director position he served as the Chief of Police for Eastern Kansas DVA Federal Police, Senior Lead Special Protection Agent for the Office of Special Security assigned to the 9/11 Commissions and Cole Bombing Defense Team in GTMO, Director of Nuclear Defense for the Department of the Navy’s Echelon II Command at the Washington Navy Yard, Physical Security Subject Matter Expert for the Joint Improvised Explosive Devise Read More

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