Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Spirit Lake and Turtle Mountain tribes united into one district
The new District 9, shown above in pink, connects the Spirit Lake and Turtle Mountain reservations. Meanwhile, the new District 15 (shown in tan) encompasses all of Ramsey, Towner and Cavalier counties.
After failing to do so on their own, the North Dakota Legislature has had the job of drawing a new legislative district completed for them.
On Monday, Jan. 8, U.S. District Judge Peter Welte chose a map that puts the Spirit Lake Nation and the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa in the same legislative district.
The decision by Welte is the result of a successful lawsuit brought by the tribes, arguin...
