Speakers, state legislators, tribal leaders, students, and officials from the Department of Tribal Relations. (Photo by Marnie Cook) PIERRE – More than one hundred people attended the 2026 State Tribal Relations Day held at the Capitol Rotunda in Pierre on Wednesday, February 25. Some of those in attendance were Governor
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Sahela Toka Win Sangrait ALBUQUERQUE —The family of Sahela Toka Win Sangrait (Sha-hee-la Tok-a Win San-griet) affectionately known as “Shy”, 21, a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, continues to seek justice as federal proceedings move forward in the prosecution of the individual charged in her death. The family
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AIM members participate in Liberation Day 2026. (Photo by Marnie Cook) NORTH RAPID CITY — Dakota AIM Grassroots hosted AIM Liberation Day in collaboration with Wambli Ska on Saturday at North Middle School on Maple Avenue. The event commemorated the 53rd anniversary of the Feb. 27, 1973, occupation of Wounded
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John Small of Busby Montana was induced into the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame in late 2025. (Courtesy phot0) In late 2025, The Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame & Western Heritage Center (MCHF & WHC) announced their 18th class of inductions into the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame. Included in
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A photo of the Sacred Site Pe Sla also known as Reynolds Prairie. (Courtesy photo) “We oppose this decision to allow exploratory drilling at Pe’ Sla,” said NDN Collective President Wizipan Little Garriot (Rosebud Sioux) told Native Sun News Today, following the Black Hills National Forest’s( BHNF) approval of a
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Legacy is a community-driven violence prevention and cultural empowerment organization dedicated to restoring safety, dignity, and voice within our communities. We work to interrupt cycles of violence, strengthen families, and create culturally grounded pathways for healing and leadership. Our approach centers Indigenous values, matriarchal leadership, youth voice, and community-based
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RAPID CITY, S.D. —More than 20 Tribal Nations welcomed more than 1,500 buffalo, also known as American bison, back to ancestral grazing lands and their communities last year, the InterTribal Buffalo Council announced today. The transfers were completed by the InterTribal Buffalo Council (ITBC) with support from The Nature
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Terry C. Johnston Ernestine, the Editor of NSNT agrees that book reviews are in order. Now in the process of reading/researching Sitting Bull in depth, she says, “Reading is very good. We, the writers are so happy that you the readers are reading us, but suggest that you read more.”
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Susana Sandoval, human rights commissioner at the United Nations Permanent Forum for Indigenous Peoples, (left), Jesse Jackson and Nick Tilsen (right) after getting off the plane together in Bismarck, North Dakota in 2016. (Photo courtesy of Nick Tilsen) Civil Rights activist and activist for Indigenous people Jesse Jackson died on
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PINE RIDGE – Oglala Lakota Telecommunications (OLT), a 100% tribally owned telecommunications company, announced today that two major broadband infrastructure projects totaling $54.5 million, marking one of the most significant expansions of high-speed internet access in the history of the Pine Ridge Reservation. These transformative initiatives will expand reliable
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