Mark Milk (This story was originally published by South Dakota Searchlight. Edited for space ) SIOUX CITY, Iowa — A Sioux Falls man on parole for a 1990s manslaughter conviction has been indicted on federal charges in connection with the death of his 14-year-old niece, a case that has intensified
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Actors reenact the moment Buffalo Calf Road Woman charged into the chaos to save her brother, Chief Comes in Sight, during Remembering the Rosebud: 150 Years of Courage and Legacy, bringing the battle’s most powerful story of courage back to life. (Photos by Ernestine Anunkasan Hopa) ROSEBUD BATTLEFIELD STATE PARK,
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Survivors of the 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn at their final reunion, photographed by Bill Groethe on September 2, 1948. Pictured (left to right): Little Warrior, Pemmican, Little Soldier, Dewey Beard, High Eagle, Iron Hawk, Comes Again, and Nicholas Black Elk. John Sitting Bull, present that day to represent
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PFC Alvin Richard Spider 101st Airborne Division paratrooper killed by combat wounds in Vietnam in 1967. SISSETON, S.D. — Two tribal members of the Sisseton Wapeton Oyate will be honored this year through the South Dakota Fallen Heroes Bridge Dedication program, a statewide effort that recognizes service members killed in
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CHAMBERLAIN – The Aktá Lakota Museum & Cultural Center, an outreach of St. Joseph’s Indian School, will debut its newest exhibit, Modernity Meets Tradition: Real Tradish, on July 1, inviting visitors to explore how contemporary Native American artists honor and reinterpret traditional culture in today’s world. The exhibit will
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Close to 400 Lakota, Dakota, Nakota, Northern Cheyenne, Northern Arapaho, and Crow riders from across the Northern Plains converge on the valley for the annual Charge, a powerful display of unity and remembrance. (Photos by Ernestine Anunkasan Hopa) LITTLE BIG HORN, Mont. – Nearly a year ago, Oglala Sioux Tribal
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Community member Nick Tilson speaks at launch of Day One movement. Photo by Marnie Cook CAMP MNI LUZAHAN, S.D. — On sovereign Lakota land in the Black Hills, Black and Indigenous organizers launched the Day One movement this week, calling for a “new beginning” for the United States just days
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Left Hand (left) was 22 years old when he snuck away from the agency at Fort Robinson and ended up fighting with the Sioux and Cheyenne in the Battle of the Little Bighorn. (Courtesy) They have been dubbed by historians as the Arapaho Five, warriors who found themselves fighting against
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RAPID CITY – On June 29, U.S. District Judge Camela C. Theeler sentenced Buffy Redfish to 6.5 years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered her to repay more than $4.7 million in funds that she and co-defendant Patrick Ross conspired to steal from the
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Wounded Knee Sign located on Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota. (Photo Courtesy) For Violet Catches, the Defense Department’s decision not to rescind the Medals of Honor awarded to soldiers who were at the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre was a gut punch. “I cried,” said Catches, a descendant of survivors and
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