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draws mixed support from state legislators. He said he's heard good things about the program.
• Amiotte and Bettelyoun agree that not much has changed in Indian Education in the past few decades. Funding for education and economic hardship on reservations remain issues that hurt native students. Amiotte said it's not enough to talk about curriculum, but administrators must consider a bigger picture, such as making sure students are well fed.
• "We're still having a lot of things that we need to do," he said. "I'd like to increase the test scores of Indian students. But that's going to be quite a job."
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• Suspect arrested after high-speed chase in SD
• YANKTON, S.D. (AP) -- A Nebraska man is in custody in Yankton following a high-speed chase that started after a casino robbery.
• Police in Yankton say the 23-year-old man was arrested around 11 p.m. Saturday.
• Police say officers responded to report of an armed robbery at a gas station around 10:15 p.m. Saturday. The South Dakota Highway Patrol minutes later located a vehicle matching the description of the man's getaway car and a high-speed chase then ensued east of Yankton along Highway 50.
• Police say speeds reached more than 100 mph before the suspect lost control and the vehicle rolled. The man attempted to flee the scene on foot, but a trooper apprehended him.
• The man was arrested on initial charges of robbery, eluding, reckless driving, improper left turn and lane driving.
Oklahoma tribal members to learn butterfly farming
KRISTI EATON, Associated Press
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Perhaps no creature symbolizes transformation as much as the butterfly, and a Native American butterfly farmer is hoping to use her knowledge of the colorful insects to transform the lives of other tribal members in rural parts of Oklahoma.
• Jane Breckinridge, a member of the Muscogee Creek Nation, runs Euchee Butterfly Farm near Leonard, Oklahoma, and has been in the butterfly business for 20 years. She started a program last year, Natives Raising Natives, in which she aims to train other tribal members to also raise and sell butterflies, promote conservation (Continued on page 19)
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