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Bob
5th May 2006, 00:30
American Indian groups upset at commercial expansion toward Bear Butte during the Sturgis motorcycle rally say they will stage daily demonstrations during this year's rally.

The announcement follows liquor licences being granted for a number of new venues which are much closer to Bear Butte, which is a sacred site to a number of tribes. Nancy Hilding of Black Hawk said South Dakota law bars liquor sales on Sunday morning out of respect for Christians but that Indians are denied the same protection of their religion.