Nebraska's governor signed an agreement last week that will allow Pine Ridge tribal police to patrol the border town of Whiteclay. The agreement can only improve the situation at the tiny town that exists only to sell alcohol to residents of the reservation where alcohol sales are illegal.
Pine Ridge has one of the highest alcoholism rates in the nation despite being a dry county. Each year, the stores in Whiteclay sell millions of cans of beer to residents of Pine Ridge.
Under the agreement, tribal officers will be deputized to enforce Nebraska state laws, including open container, selling to intoxicated people, bootlegging, selling alcohol on credit, selling to minors, public intoxication, assault and theft.
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