When sister-cousins Andrea Swiftbird, Scarlet Anderson and Bella Wiese disappeared at the Horse Camp and showed up leading this Shetland pony, their family laughed hysterically and said, “Oh my God they stole a horse.” (Photo by Chantelle Blue Arm) RAPID CITY – Delaney Apple’s belief, that Lakota cultural teachings and
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Charmaine White Face presenting “America’s Chernobyl” – the facts about the 3,272 abandoned open pit uranium mines in the Great Sioux Territory – on a 10-day tour on the East Coast, 2013 (Photo courtesy Wikipedia) Charmaine White Face, or Zumila Wobaga (Oglala Tetuwan), proudly claims an Indigenous lineage stretching back
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Tribal members serving in 2023 State Legislature: not in order: Sean Morigeau, Salish Kootenai (d); Sharon Peregoy, Crow (d); Susan Wells, Blackfeet (d); Jonathon Windy Boy, Chippewa Cree (d); Jason Small, Northern Cheyenne (r); Donovan Haek, Crow (d): Mike Fox, Gros-Ventre-Assiniboine (d): Tyson Running Wolf, Blackfeet (d). Not featured Marvin
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Brandon Fergusson at the Elders Valentines Day event at Mother Butler RAPID CITY – One of the largest gatherings of Lakota Grandparents from across the Black Hills, Ending The Silence‘s Gathering of the Elders was held at the Mother Butler Center in North Rapid on Sunday, February 18. Over 100
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Ellen White Thunder (Oglala Sioux) has been named as the Deputy Director of Lakota Funds. Kyle, SD – Ellen White Thunder (Oglala Sioux) has been named as the Deputy Director of Lakota Funds. White Thunder joined the Lakota Funds team eight months ago and was instrumental in the success of
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“I write from a position rare for a former prosecutor: to beseech you to commute the sentence of a man who I helped put behind bars.” James H. Reynolds U.S. Attorney who prosecuted the Leonard Peltier case. President of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, Frank Star Comes Out, speaks on behalf
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OST Attorney Mario Gonzalez, Wakpamni District Representative Sonya Little Hawk Weston and the President of the Oglala Sioux Tribe Frank Star Comes Out in the courtroom during the OST v United States. (Photo courtesy Frank Star Comes Out President Facebook page) RAPID CITY—A fundamental misunderstanding persists on the part of
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Leroy Spang, 79, who served as President of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe from2008 until 2012 has journeyed to the next camp. (Photo by Dan Kraker) LAME DEER, MT—The Northern Cheyenne Tribe experienced a great loss on February 11, 2023 when former Tribal President, Leroy Spang, age 79, made his journey
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Sec. Deb Haaland poses for a picture with Jr. Miss Gila River Sineca Jackson during her visit to the Gila River Indian Community on Feb. 22, 2022. Photo Credit: Gila River Indian News WASHINGTON, DC— The Department of the Interior recently announced a nearly $580 million allocation to continue fulfilling
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HELENA, MT—The Montana State Legislature, now in bi-annual session has the highest number of tribal elected officials in the Nation. They are about seven percent of the Legislature, slightly higher than the census count of Indians in Montana which is slightly over six percent. Yet in the 2023 legislative session
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