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Vanessa Plume, the first female sheriff of Oglala Lakota County. Plume has 12 years' experience in law enforcement and is one of the founders of Alpha One Fire and Rescue, a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving the people of the Pine Ridge Reservation.
Darsha Dodge, Journal staff
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Oglala Lakota County Sheriff Vanessa Plume works from her office in Batesland, South Dakota. Plume was named to succeed Joe Herman and will serve out the rest of his term. She plans to run for sheriff in the next election.
Darsha Dodge, Journal staff
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Vanessa Plume, 35, grew up in Gordon, Nebraska, just south of the border with the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. She's worked in law enforcement for 12 years and is the first female sheriff of Oglala Lakota County. Plume is also co-founder of nonprofit Alpha One Fire and Rescue, an organization of first responders dedicated to providing fire and life safety to the people of the Pine Ridge Reservation.
Darsha Dodge, Journal staff
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An older wooden sign marks the entrance to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation along BIA 27 south of Scenic. Oglala Lakota County lies entirely in the boundaries of the Pine Ridge Reservation.
Darsha Dodge, Journal file photo
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Oglala Lakota County covers around 2,100 square miles with a population just over 13,500 people, according to the 2020 U.S. Census. It was called Shannon County up until May 2015.
Darsha Dodge, Journal staff
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The Oglala Lakota County Sheriff's Office patch includes the flags of the U.S. and South Dakota, along with the circle of eight tipi from the Oglala Sioux Tribe Flag surrounded by a medicine wheel.
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A long stretch of BIA 27 that winds south through part of Badlands National Park on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
Darsha Dodge, Journal staff
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