Currently, teaching Native American history is optional in South Dakota, with educators reporting that more than half of the state’s teachers already include it in their lesson plans.

Twenty-four-year-old Quinterius Chappelle is charged with second-degree murder and made his first court appearance Monday. The body of 21-year-old Sahela Sangrait was found earlier this month.

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A 24-year-old airman has been charged with killing a Native American woman who went missing in South Dakota about seven months ago. Quinterius Chappelle, 24, made his ...