Opponents sue over Forest Service’s approval of drilling near Lakota sacred site in Black Hills

By: Joshua Haiar

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: April 3, 2026

Words: 356

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Opponents filed a lawsuit this week challenging the U.S. Forest Service’s approval of a graphite drilling project near Pe’ Sla, a site in the Black Hills of western South Dakota that holds cultural and spiritual significance for Native Americans.

The plaintiffs are the Indigenous rights group known as NDN Collective and the Black Hills Clean Water Alliance, both based in Rapid City, and Earthworks in Washington, D.C.

The lawsuit …

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