Tribe starts training program for oil jobs

A Native American tribe plans to start a new job training program centered on preparing tribal members for oilfield-related careers. The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is starting a rock crusher job training program to give tribal members the skills needed to work in North Dakota’s booming Oil Patch, The Bismarck Tribune reported Monday. The tribe’s headquarters are on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, which straddles the North Dakota-South Dakota border.