Tom Johnson, CEO of Elevate Rapid City RAPID CITY – Tom Johnson, CEO of Elevate Rapid City, grew up on the Wind River Indian Reservation but is not a registered tribal member. While being raised far away from population centers he and his family was forced to travel long distances
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The Blackfeet Nation has launched an effective public relations campaign to gain support for its proposal to designate the Badger Two Medicine as a Cultural Heritage Area, 130,000 acres within the Helena Lewis-Clark National Forest. In that effort the Tribe has provided detailed information about the idea of creating permanent
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Rapid City Mayor Steve Allender RAPID CITY- City Council unanimously voted on Monday, July 6, to uphold a veto that was presented by Mayor Steve Allender for a conditional use permit for a homeless outreach center, RV Ministries, at 112 East north St. The conditional use permit was originally declined
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Anger is like fire: it cannot survive without fuel. Like fire, unchecked anger can grow out of control and cause enormous damage and pain. But also like fire, anger can be recognized, controlled and managed in our lives. The fuel that keeps anger burning can come from many sources –
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A view down the freshman wing of Lakota Tech High School under construction. Photo credit: Travis Dewes PINE RIDGE – Construction at Lakota Tech High School is making immense progress as the inside of the building is begging to take shape. The commons space, legends room, library, administrative offices, concession
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RAPID CITY–Effective Wednesday, all of the City’s park shelters and most park restroom facilities will be available for use. City Parks and Recreation staff are currently taking reservations for shelter use beginning that day. Seven park shelters in the City’s park system are available for use by reservation while nine
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West River Democratic Socialists, in collaboration with Pejuta Press, released an art intervention connecting the visit of US President Donald Trump to Mt. Rushmore with the history of colonial exploitation and violence in Oceti Šakówiŋ territory and across the US. Using the language of ‘Fat Taker’, West River Democratic Socialists
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Rally leader Nick Tilsen, released on bond after three nights in jail: “Mount Rushmore is on stolen Lakota land.”COURTESY/Chynna Locket PART I KEYSTONE – U.S. President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign-stop here at Mt. Rushmore National Memorial on July 3 provoked a rally of some 400 Native Americans and allies, who
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PRIOR LAKE, Minn. – The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) has announced the cancellation of this year’s SMSC Wacipi due to the current pandemic. The weekend-long celebration was originally scheduled to take place August 14-16, 2020. The SMSC Wacipi (pronounced “wah-chee-pee”), or Pow Wow, is typically held each summer at
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Leaders thank grassroots water protectors, like Stevana Salazar (Kickapoo) and Arlo Standing Bear, (Oglala Lakota), pictured at Sacred Stone Camp, Aug. 26, 2016.Photo by Terray Sylvester for VWPics via Redux, COURTESY / Earthjustice YATES, N. D.— Tribal leaders and constituents across Lakota Territory and elsewhere welcomed a hard-won court order
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