They lived in the Northern Great Plains. This is North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Minnesota.
One important activity associated with a free press is: investigating and criticizing government actions
A press is considered to be free if both the government and the citizens cannot limit the news delivering process.
Whether a press could investigate and criticize the government is a great indicator of the freedom of the press. Nations without free press (such as north korea), tend to impose legal punishment for all individuals that talk negatively about the government.
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