City plants flower Medicine Wheel in Sioux Park

The flower Medicine Wheel is expected to be fully blossomed in time for the annual Children Memorial walk. John Berglund supervising. Photo by Marnie Cook RAPID CITY – Rapid City Parks Greenhouse Specialist John Berglund might have one of the best jobs in town -planning and planting special floral designs

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OLC Cheyenne River Center celebrates graduates

Dave West served as eyapaha at the Spring 2025 commencement ceremonies at OLC-CRC. (photo courtesy of Sara Black Bird-Dupris) EAGLE BUTTE – Oglala Lakota College Cheyenne River Center (OLC-CRC) awarded certificates and degrees to 22 successful students in graduation ceremonies in Eagle Butte on Friday, June 6, 2025. Those awarded

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Community healing begins with acknowledgement

Wizipan Little Elk Garriott speaking to community members gathered at the recent unveiling of Tiwahe at the Remembering the Children Memorial. (Photo by Marnie Cook) RAPID CITY – In the wake of a profound and painful investigation at the Rapid City Indian Boarding School, the community has come together to

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OST broadband coverage continues to expand

Broadband coming soon to Oglala Lakota Nation. (Stock photo) PINE RIDGE—In an era when reliable internet is essential to economic survival and educational success, vast stretches of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation have remained digitally dark. That’s changing—fast. The Oglala Sioux Tribe (OST) has launched a multi-pronged broadband initiative that

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Gardening getting a good start at Northern Cheyenne

Gardening getting a good start at Northern Cheyenne LAME DEER, MT. – The efforts to promote gardening by several organizations are coming to fruition on Earlier this spring, the Yellowbird Lifeways project distributed hundreds of healthy seedlings to residents of the reservation; rototilled gardens for people who couldn’t do that

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CRST relative earns master’s degree from UC-Berkeley

Claudia Rose Iron Hawk (Cheyenne River Lakota) received her master’s degree in linguistics from UCBerkeley in May, 2025. BERKELEY, CA – Claudia Rose Iron Hawk (Oohenumpa, Oglala, Ihanktunwanna, and Ohowozu) received a master’s degree in linguistics with an emphasis in Indigneous Language Revitalization from the University of California at Berkeley

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Lakota, Dakota rapper releases new album

Talon Bazille Ducheaneux poses for a photo in his Rapid City studio. Bazille recently released his newest album “Creator Bless the Underground”. (Photo by Amelia Schafer, ICT) RAPID CITY, S.D. — When Talon Bazille Ducheneaux takes the stage, he dons stark white facepaint with black lightning bolts beneath his eyes,

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