blog tag: Pine Ridge Indian Reservation

NYT’s Kristof calls for Bud boycott, decries brewer’s greed

by: Pamela Mejia
posted on Friday, May 11, 2012

By flooding a town near South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Indian Reservation with beer, the alcohol industry is fueling health inequities among the Oglala Sioux. Columnist Nicholas Kristof offers suggestions for reigning in the booze. Will industry listen? Will media keep the issue alive?

Tags: alcohol, health equity, Oglala Sioux, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, Whiteclay

‘But we don’t do that at Whiteclay’: Health equity and social justice on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation

by: Pamela Mejia
posted on Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Alcohol companies have long targeted communities of color with harmful products. Now, one group has stepped up its efforts to fight back. After 10+ years of battling exploitation, the Oglala Sioux are suing brewers for promoting alcohol abuse among the tribe.

Tags: alcohol, health equity, Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, social justice, Whiteclay