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dian Reservation.
• The individuals range in age from 23 to 60. All of the individuals reside in South Dakota or Nebraska. The charges include conspiracy to distribute marijuana, cocaine and methamphetamine.
• In a news release, Johnson says 10 of the people have been arrested. The investigation was conducted by the Oglala Sioux tribe's Department of Public Safety and several federal and state agencies.
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Lakota culture focus of tourism diversity training
KRISTI EATON,Associated Press

• KYLE, S.D. (AP) -- As summer tourism season kicks off in South Dakota this weekend, staff from several of the state's most popular attractions are learning about Lakota culture in an effort to drive visitors to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
• Starting Wednesday, more than 100 employees from attractions across the Black Hills -- including Badlands National Park, Crazy Horse Memorial and Custer State Park -- are taking part in a two-day diversity training. This is the second year that the Pine Ridge Chamber of Commerce has offered the training.
• The training, which will be held at Crazy Horse Memorial, will teach staff members about the Pine Ridge reservation's tourism resources, infrastructure and culture practices, said Ivan Sorbel, executive director of the Pine Ridge Area Chamber of

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