Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vernon Ashley
http://www.capjournal.com/news/sinkpe-sinkpe-pow-wow-honors-vernon-ashley/article_67cda17a-3407-11e5-9ed2-2fe6dd0ab286.html Here's an article about him being named chief (including biography), http://www.capjournal.com/news/tasunke-hinto-his-grey-horses/article_acaa534e-be3f-11e4-b90f-c7cdb9875446.html another biography and  http://www.capjournal.com/news/a-leader-of-the-people/article_112851c0-88fe-11e5-86c1-7bea2a3e55d6.html an obituary with biography (all from ''Capital Journal'', a RS) and here is an http://rapidcityjournal.com/lifestyles/ashley-patriarch-passes-on-love-of-education/article_e8f1ed3d-6247-5bdd-8144-a21935469965.html article in ''Rapid City Journal'' from 2012. Also, here are some older articles from newspapers.com: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13174131/wikipediaarticles_for_deletionvernon/ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13174136/wikipediaarticles_for_deletionvernon/ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13174137/wikipediaarticles_for_deletionvernon/ (https://www.newspapers.com/clip/13174141/wikipediaarticles_for_deletionvernon/ part 2).  is met with this coverage which spans newspapers from all parts of the US, not only local. Regards
— User:SoWhy, 08:45, 18 August 2017 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:BASIC (Wikipedia:Notability)