The bike ride brought large crowds to Outlaw Square in downtown Deadwood, where South Dakota based Indigenous performed a free two-hour concert. (Photo by Darren Thompson) DEADWOOD — This year’s Medicine Wheel Ride brought more than 200 bikers to the annual memorial ride, where decorated bikers ride through the Black
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Riders pose for a photo at Bear Butte State Park before the 2024 Medicine Wheel Ride on August 4. (Photo by Amelia Schafer, ICT/Rapid City Journal) STURGIS, S.D. – For the fifth year, a thunderous roar echoed through Bear Butte State Park on the first Sunday of the annual Sturgis
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Cheyenne River elders Renee and Manny Iron Hawk (center and right) of Red Scaffold traveled to Costa Rica in February at the invitation of Dr. Brian Ely (left). They met with representatives of 6 Indigenous tribes to discuss possible trade agreements. NEW YORK – When Manny Iron Hawk (Titunwan Okowozu)
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Cinnamon Cuny, Anissa Martin, Charlie Brave Heart.( Photo courtesy Racing Magpie) RAPID CITY – There are just a few days left for artists and collectives to submit proposals for projects that chart new territory in their communities. Racing Magpie Art Gallery has opened the second round of 2024 grant funding
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Abandoned Wounded Knee Museum at Wounded Knee Massacre burial site. WOUNDED KNEE – A gathering of the Wounded Knee Community Center Committee was held on Wednesday, July 24 at the large, unfinished community center built approximately 20 years ago. It is a massive building without running water that has been
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Thomas Thunder Hawk Jr., the father of six, was shot multiple times Friday night at the Oglala Nation Wacipi and later died at Monument Health. (Photo courtesy Facebook) PINE RIDGE – The Voices of the Elders committee members have repeatedly expressed their fears to be in their homes and outside
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Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan speaks after being sworn in St. Paul, Minn., Monday, Jan. 2, 2023. (Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP) WASHINGTON — Minnesota may soon be home to the country’s first Native American woman governor. On Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris chose Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to join the Democratic
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Tim Walz, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota’s 1st district and Chadron State College alumnus, delivers the undergraduate commencement address May 10, 2014. Later that day, Walz received the college’s Distinguished Alumni Award. (Photo by Tiffany Valandra/Chadron State College) CHADRON – Current Vice President Kamala Harris, the
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Sacred Storm Buffalo logo painted on the side of the processing facility. (Photo by Marnie Cook) RAPID CITY – The buffalo restoration movement took a big step forward this weekend with the grand opening of Sacred Storm Buffalo and their new meat processing facility in Rapid Valley. Sacred Storm Buffalo
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Jingle dress dancer by Maiki Ghost Bear which recently won second place at the Red Cloud Art Show. (Photo by Marnie Cook) RAPID CITY – The Night Art Market hosted by Black Hills Indian Artist Market at Racing Magpie was a full house. The gathering of art, community, music, food,
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