Born in the 19th Century, Frank Fools Crow was one of the last surviving links to the historic identity of the Lakota people. It has been almost 47 years since Frank Fools Crow sat down before Congress and testified on behalf of the Oceti Sakowin on H.R. Bill 14629. This
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1868 photograph of General William T. Sherman and Commissioners in Council with Indian Chiefs at Fort Laramie, Wyoming. EAGLE BUTTE – Harry Little Thunder (Itazipeo) is honoring his ancestors by advocating for the establishment of an office for the Lakota Oyate Tope Treaty Council (LOTTC) in Eagle Butte with funding
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RAPID CITY —At approximately 1:34 pm on March 26 of last year, Rapid City police were called to an abandoned house at 720 James Warren Drive after reports of a possible burglary. The police released a dog on a Lakota man, Barney Peoples, and when Peoples stood up, the police
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RAPID CITY – NDN Collective launched LANDBACK For the People, a new monthly podcast getting back to the origins of the LANDBACK movement, digging deep into history, while looking towards the future of Indigenous liberation where everyone has a place in the circle to bring their gifts, skills, and their
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Front Row: Ending the Silence Executive Director Brandon Ferguson, Legendary Actress Elaine Miles, Professional Horse Jockey Fred Ecoffey, Ending the Silence President Chance Miner Lakota Living Legend Phyllis Swift Hawk doing storytelling and sharing her life experiences Back Row: Actor/Model Chris Pena, BMX Pro Cody Jackson and World
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Eva Flying, President of Chief Dull Knife College, Northern Cheyenne and Donavin Sprague, Cheyenne River Sioux, Instructor at Sheridan Community College, Courtesy SC. By Clara Caufield, Northern Cheyenne Correspondent SHERIDAN, Wyo. — At the end of November 2022, Sheridan College (SC) staff and the Native American Students Association concluded the
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“Racism in sports against our children has been happening for far too long, enough is enough.” Shawn Traversie LAPLANT – The Little Moreau Conference received a proposed zero tolerance policy on racism in schools for a first reading at its April 9, 2023, meeting. Brent Mareske, principal and athletic director
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It has been 47 years since Rutgers University Professor Ivan Van Sertima’s controversial book—They Came Before Columbus—ignited a dormant but viscerally powerful need in Black America to reimagine, embellish and validate their cultural history, given the perceived accepted abject history of slavery, exploitation and segregation. Van Sertima’s assertion was
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The painting by Edgar S. Paxson titled “Custer’s Last Stand” is considered the most accurate depiction of the Battle of the Little Big Horn. Paxson researched the battle for more than 20 years and once he started painting, it took him six years to complete the six by ten foot
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On May 5th, 2023 the Red Ribbon Skirt Society will be hosting its first ever Red Dress Gala at the Holiday Day Plaza located in Rapid City, South Dakota. The Red Ribbon Skirt Society was founded in 2016 by Lily Mendoza in efforts to bring about awareness and education on
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