After 25 years and a half-billion dollars, only half of the project’s water delivered to Pine Ridge Reservation comes from the Missouri River – unlike supplies for white ranchers Up until late last ...
The Senate approved $28 million Tuesday night for continued construction of the giant Mni Wiconi water project, which should begin delivering treated Missouri River water to the Pine Ridge Indian ...
The big Mni Wiconi water project in western South Dakota will get $22 million to continue construction next year, enough to keep going but not enough to keep pace with the project's 2013 deadline, ...
Most Americans take a clean drink of water for granted, just a sink or water cooler away. But for some rural communities, especially Indian reservations, safe drinking water is often a luxury. Since ...
WANBLEE, S.D. (AP) -- The giant Mni Wiconi water project will reduce chronic health problems linked to contaminated water on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, officials said Wednesday in a ...