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« on: November 05, 2014, 11:50:46 AM »

I have a rather interesting note resulting from yesterday's election.

Shannon County, South Dakota, had a referendum to change its name to Oglala Lakota County. It passed with 80%. The name change is official.
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« Reply #1 on: November 05, 2014, 12:31:24 PM »

LOL
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« Reply #2 on: November 05, 2014, 12:34:37 PM »

Good for them.
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« Reply #3 on: November 05, 2014, 12:39:59 PM »

Why?
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« Reply #4 on: November 05, 2014, 12:46:33 PM »


Because it was named after Peter Shannon who helped swindle land from the Lakota people.
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« Reply #5 on: November 05, 2014, 04:47:35 PM »


What a stupid response.
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« Reply #6 on: November 05, 2014, 05:16:36 PM »

That's good to hear. Despite having 3,143 counties, since 1930 there is only about one county boundary/name change per decade. (Not including Alaska)

However,

Oglala Lakota is kind of a clunky name. Naming it after a tribe of people isn't such a good idea. Neighboring Fall River County has a beautiful name, I'm sure there are countless Lakota versions of a name like that they could have chosen.
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« Reply #7 on: November 05, 2014, 05:26:21 PM »

Isn't that the poorest and most Democratic county in America?
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« Reply #8 on: November 05, 2014, 05:30:29 PM »

Isn't that the poorest and most Democratic county in America?

Perhaps. I briefly went through that county once on a roadtrip, and it's a cool county.
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« Reply #9 on: November 05, 2014, 05:44:30 PM »

Isn't that the poorest and most Democratic county in America?

Pretty much a Native American reservation.  93% Obama in 2012. 
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« Reply #10 on: November 05, 2014, 06:19:19 PM »


Because it was named after Peter Shannon who helped swindle land from the Lakota people.

At least they didn't name it "Andrew Jackson County"
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« Reply #11 on: November 05, 2014, 06:25:22 PM »


Because it was named after Peter Shannon who helped swindle land from the Lakota people.

At least they didn't name it "Andrew Jackson County"

The county right next to it is...Jackson County. It contains the rest of the reservation.
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