ALBUQUERQUE – Aho! First Floor Highway, a featured 2025 New Mexico Entertainment Magazine music artist, has released their debut full-length album, Under the Sun, a collection of songs that blends sun-soaked rock ‘n roll with Indigenous influence. The album is now available on all streaming platforms and can also be
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PIERRE – On January 27, the South Dakota Housing for the Homeless Consortium (SDHHC), an affiliate of South Dakota Housing, conducted its annual statewide Point-in-Time (PIT) Homeless Count and Housing Inventory Count (HIC), and virtually all participating projects reported lower numbers for 2026 than in the previous two years.
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HILL CITY – Zach has announced his candidacy for Pennington County Commissioner in District 1, committing to principled, transparent, and fiscally responsible leadership that puts South Dakota values first. With deep roots in the community and a strong track record of service, Zach is running to ensure county government
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NDN Collective civil rights case advances in federal court NDN Collective’s Section 1981 civil rights lawsuit against the Grand Gateway Hotel continues to move forward after a federal judge rejected the hotel’s latest attempt to dismiss the case. The order leaves intact earlier rulings that found the Native plaintiffs had
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PIERRE – Pennington County Drug Court will hold a graduation ceremony on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at 3 p.m. MDT in Courtroom C2 (third floor) of the Pennington County Courthouse at 315 St. Joseph St. in Rapid City. The Pennington County Treatment Drug Court team invites the public to
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Lily Mendoza at the Matriarchs Rising presentation. (Photo by Marnie Cook) RAPID CITY – Matriarchal societies have always had to adapt to survive, and for the Lakota that adaptation has meant continually redefining strength, leadership, and kinship in the face of ongoing change. At a recent weekly session at the
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Northern Cheyenne delegation at Doubletree in Deember 2025. The 150th Anniversary of the Battle of the Little Big Horn is rapidly approaching, June 26, 2026. This year, the annual celebration and remembrance will be expanded to a full week of activities to commemorate this significant event, the most famous of
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Brandon Ferguson announcing at the Gathering of Lakota Elders. RAPID CITY – More than two hundred and fifty elders attended Ending the Silence Rapid City’s fourth annual “Gathering of Our Lakota Elders” last weekend inside the historic Alex Johnson Hotel. The gathering focused on exploring the true, untold story of
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A repurposed pallet potting bench and newly installed trellis stand over freshly tilled beds in the Star Village community garden, part of ongoing Star Village Community Board improvements supported by local volunteers. RAPID CITY — Star Village residents spent the weekend establishing the neighborhood’s first community garden behind The Nest,
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Art Rave, Director of the Cheyenne River Long-term Recovery Group. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE COURAGE PROJECT Reprinted from West River Eagle Some people focus on problems: blaming, complaining, and criticizing. Art Rave (Cheyenne River and Oglala Lakota) would rather focus on solutions, uplifting the community and collaborating regionally, nationally, and
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