Birdinground

Shannon Birdinground is Talawyma’s niece, a fellow student, and a Northern Cheyenne tribal member.

The defense had argued at Birdinground’s trial that the shooting was accidental.

U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme declined to say whether prosecutors will request a new sentence that would keep Birdinground in prison.

When the opposition challenged, citing the violation of the Constitutional Process and the Right to Vote, the Birdinground Administration sought the approval of the United States Department of the Interior (USDOI), Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA).