Oglala Sioux vote to allow alcohol on Pine Ridge reservation SIOUX FALLS, S.D., Aug. 14 (UPI) -- Residents of South Dakota's Pine Ridge Indian Reservation have voted to overturn the tribe's 124-year-old ban on alcohol, a tribal representative said. Craig Dillon who serves on the Oglala Sioux Tribal Council said the vote was 1,645-1,494 in favor of allowing alcohol on the reservation, the Sioux Falls Argus Leader reported Wednesday. Nearly 4,000 reservation residents cast ballots in the special election. "In my district ... we had an amazing turnout," Dillon said. The people are getting the chance to make their voice heard. Dillon was one of nine tribal council members to vote in favor of the election. One of the reasons he cited was the fact that alcohol is already on the reservation despite the ban. The vote will give the tribe a chance to earn some revenue to pay for a reservation detoxification and treatment facility, he said. Results of the special election are unofficial until the matter of 568 challenge votes has been resolved.