From L. to R. Michael Cross, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Chairman Ryman LeBeau, Oglala Lakota Tribal President Frank Star Comes Out, speaking on the steps of the Andrew Bogue Federal Building in Rapid City, SD. (Photo by Marnie Cook) RAPID CITY – On Monday, a federal judge ordered an immediate
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Kamisha Nyvold. (Photo by Marnie Cook) RAPID CITY – Kamisha was a toddler from Sisseton, South Dakota, who was violently murdered in 1992. The perpetrator, Jay Adams Jr admitted to inflicting blunt force trauma, failed to seek medical attention for her injuries, and pretended to know nothing of the cause
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Together Overcoming Diabetes, a type 2 diabetes study is now recruiting American Indian/Alaska Native families in the Mní Luzáhan (Rapid City) area. WHO CAN PARTICIPATE? Family groups, consisting of one adult with a confirmed diagnosis of type 2 diabetes and one youth aged 10-25 who live in Rapid City.
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LBH Superintendent James Novitsky; Ernest Littlemouth, N. Cheyenne Vice-President, NPS Historical Interpreter and Clara Caufield review Cheyenne display materials. (COURTESY of Northern Cheyenne Tribe) LAMEDEER – The Cheyenne called Custer “Yellow Hair,” and the Battle of the Little Big Horn in 1876 “Where Yellow Hair Got Wiped Out.” This year
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CRYP teen interns at Pipestone National Monument (COURTESY PHOTO of CRYP) EAGLE BUTTE – This spring, the Cheyenne River Youth Project has been engaging children and teens across its Eagle Butte campus through a wide range of hands-on programming, including a college visit, cultural field trip, garden preparation, land stewardship
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Tribes Sue to Halt Drilling Near Sacred Pe’Sla Site Nine tribes from South Dakota, North Dakota, and Nebraska have filed a federal lawsuit to stop exploratory graphite drilling near Pe’Sla, a sacred ceremonial meadow in the Black Hills. The tribes argue that the U.S. Forest Service and Department of Agriculture
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Faith Spotted Eagle (COURTESY PHOTO) BROOKINGS — Ihanktonwan Dakota elder Faith Spotted Eagle, one of the most respected culture carriers in the Oceti Sakowin, will receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from South Dakota State University during its 140th commencement May 9 at First Bank & Trust Arena. University
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Author: Kasey Jernigan Commod Bods: Embodied Heritage, Foodways, and Indigeneity is a powerful and deeply human exploration of how federal food programs have shaped the bodies, identities, and everyday lives of Choctaw women. Drawing on collaborative research, personal narratives, and historical analysis, Kasey Jernigan offers a work that is
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Several treaty defenders pose near Pe’ Sla in the Black Hills where roughly one dozen community members gathered in opposition to exploratory graphite drilling. Credit: Courtesy Angel White Eyes, NDN Collective RAPID CITY – Roughly a dozen Indigenous treaty defenders gathered near Pe’ Sla, a sacred site in the Black
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Strengthening the Spirit Conference attendees. Photo by Marnie Cook RAPID CITY – Oaye Luta Okolakiciye hosted the Fifth Annual Strengthening the Spirit Conference at The Box Elder Even Center April 21-23, 2026. The program specializes in culturally grounded recovery and just this month received a ten-thousand dollar South Dakota Community
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