One of the traditional seven Lakota values is WAČÁŊTOGNAKA, or generosity. According to the Aktá Lakota Museum & Cultural Center, “WAČÁŊTOGNAKA, or generosity, means contributing to the well-being of one’s people and all life by sharing and giving freely. This sharing is not just about objects and possessions but emotions
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WASHINGTON, D.C—This week, the Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act unanimously passed the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. This is the identical Senate companion, led by U.S. Senators John Thune (R-S.D.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), to U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson’s (R-S.D.) bill that passed the House unanimously in
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A portion of the Argus Leader front page is shown from Nov. 19, 1973. Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of stories on children that Jackie Hendry, producer and host of South Dakota Public Broadcasting’s “South Dakota Focus” will write for South Dakota News Watch. Each month,
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Photo Credit CDKC Extension Service LAME DEER, Mont. – On Thursday evening, November 9, a group of young Northern Cheyenne, both male and female, gathered at the Chief Dull Knife College (CDKC) Activities Center in Lame Deer, MT to learn the traditional art or skill of cutting dry meat.
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KILI building PORCUPINE—Few radio stations, if any, have resisted and out-lasted the impacts of broadcast deregulation like KILI Radio has, while still maintaining their original Community Radio format and mission. In this case, to serve the Lakota people at Pine Ridge, Cheyenne River and Rosebud Indian Reservations. Forty years on,
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WASHINGTON –The Lower Brule Sioux Tribe is among 74 grant recipients announced today by the Biden-Harris Administration and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to receive money for high-priority, locally-led conservation projects across the United States, as part of the America The Beautiful Challenge launched by the Administration in 2021.
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Friends and family of Kevin Grey Bull continue to seek justice for his death and are asking the community for anonymous tips. Photo credit/ Cheryl Kary Community members gathered to remember Kevin Grey Bull for his kindness at his vigil Nov. 5. Photo credit/Adriana Adame MANDAN, N.D.—Community members held
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Local resident addressed the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer to oppose the Dakota Access Pipeline during a set of two public hearings at the Bismarck Radisson Hotel on Nov. 1 and 2. Photo credit/Adriana Adame During a Corps of Engineers public comment session in Bismarck, N.D. — where individuals provided
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Carrying the United States Flag – Gerald Cournoyer USMC, Oglala Sioux Tribal Flag – Samantha Decory (National Guard-Active), POW-MIA – Darrell Hernandez (U.S. Navy), K.I.A. Flag – Rod Rouillard (USMC), United States Army – Kim Conroy (US Army), United States Navy – Cornell Reddest (US Army), United States Air Force
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Darrell King April 30~November 19, 2023 LAME DEER, MT. – The entire Northern Cheyenne Reservation and Big Horn County are in shock. Early Sunday evening, November 19, Darrell King, Northern Cheyenne and elected Sheriff of Big Horn County, MT was killed in a head on collision with a semi-truck. At
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