RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) – The Oglala Sioux Tribal Council has approved a resolution banning all businesses on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation from selling the Rapid City Journal after the newspaper published a headline the tribe found objectionable.

Tribal spokesman Kevin Steele tells KCSR-AM that the ban will stay in effect until the newspaper apologizes for a headline that questioned whether a group of Native American students stood for the pledge of allegiance at a Rapid City Rush hockey game. Those students allegedly had beer spilled on them and were subjected to racial slurs. The Council says the newspaper’s intent was to blame the kids.

Journal Editor Bart Pfankuch tells the station that they respect the Council’s rights but hope they reverse their decision. He says the newspaper has already printed an apology.