Taylor Gunhammer speaking recently at a roundtable discussion about critical mining issues in the Black Hills. (Photo by Marnie Coo) RAPID CITY – The United States Forest Service has received more than a million comments on its proposal to rescind the Roadless Rule. The Center for Western Priorities noted that
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Ben Reifel BROOKINGS, S.D. — Sept. 19, 2025 — South Dakota State University Archives and Special Collections has announced a new effort to preserve and share a powerful piece of South Dakota’s history. Thanks to a grant from the Mary Chilton Daughters of the American Revolution Foundation, SDSU Archives will
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Mural created at the request of the Kingsley History Project in Broadus by Northern Cheyenne artist Miah Chalfont Realbird. (Photo by Clara Caufield) BROADUS, Mont – On Monday, September 22, a historic event took place in Broadus, Montana, a small town located on Highway 212 midway between Lame Deer on
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FBI Director Kash Patel said cartels are dropping drugs onto reservations with drones and it’s time for a federal drone counterattack. The Northern Arapaho Tribal government said it’s looking into whether that’s happening in Wyoming. FBI Director Kash Patel said cartels are dropping drugs on reservations with drones and it’s
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RAPID CITY – The Journey Museum is pleased to announce the opening of an exciting new art exhibition, Lakota Contemporary, on October 9th, 2025. This exhibition is FREE to the public and will be on display in the Adelstein Gallery through May 8th, 2026. There will be a special
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Two regular security guards on duty at the Cheyenne protest camp. (Photo by Clara Caufield) LAME DEER, Mont. – Revolutions tend to take on a life of their own. That is the case at Northern Cheyenne where the traditional Chiefs and IRA Tribal Council are standing-off. The primary issue revolves
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Chase Iron Eyes from the Lakota People’s Law Project. (Photo by Marnie Cook) RAPID CITY – With the rush to mine more gold and uranium from the Paha Sapa, the Lakota name for the Black Hills, as well as lithium and other minerals, Indigenous leaders, environmental advocates and recreationists gathered
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With Trump again wielding executive power, tribal leaders are speaking out—some hopeful, most wary, nearly all watchful. (AI generated image) RAPID CITY—When Donald J. Trump returned to the White House in January, tribal governments braced for another round of disruption. For Indian Country, his first term from 2017 to 2021
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Photo taken at Road to Healing tour in South Dakota in 2022. (Photo/Native News Online) RAPID CITY — The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS) is honored to announce the 15th stop of its Oral History Project, taking place in Rapid City, South Dakota, from September 21–26, 2025.
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Karen Little Thunder and her cousin Phil Little Thunder greet attendees of a memorial ceremony in Ash Hollow State Historical Park Sept. 6, 2025. (Jessica Wade, Nebraska Public Media) Karen Little Thunder stood outside a small storage room within the Ash Hollow State Historical Park welcome center. She lit a
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