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A petition calling for amendments to the Sioux Valley Dakota Oyate constitution is currently in circulation.
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The petition calls for the elected chief to have fewer powers.
The petition that is being circulated calling for fewer powers for the elected chief. (Submitted) We will not give the chief of the community sole authority and vetoing power over operational decisions made by elected council members, the petition states. The current climate has raised an awareness of how the constitution was originally passed and we need legal interpretation on how valid the constitution was, when band members were paid $20 to vote and there are no voting records on file.