PIERRE, S.D. – On Tuesday May 28 Governor Kristi Noem announced that she will be hosting a Tribal Public Safety Crisis Summit in Pierre on Monday, June 24. Governor Noem is inviting both elected leaders and law enforcement officials at the federal, state, local, and tribal levels. She announced the
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CHERRY CREEK – Sacred belongings stolen from Lakota who were murdered in 1890 at the Wounded Knee massacre languished for over a century in a museum in Barre, Massachusetts. The belongings included clothing, pipes, and other artifacts. For decades, the museum and the Lakota tribes engaged in negotiations for
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Dino Pina with his uncle and sponsor Christopher Pina. (Photo by Marnie Cook) RAPID CITY — “The number of Native American graduates in the Class of 2024 will likely be the largest in the history of Rapid City Area Schools. For now.” That is Ira Taken Alive, RCAS Title VI
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Wilma Thin Elk (L) and Marla Jean Big Boy (R) lead the Voices of the Elders Meeting in Wanblee on Saturday, May 18, 2024. (Photo by Mia Feroleto) WANBLEE — The third meeting of Wakan Tahoki Omniciye was held this past Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. at the
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The collection of Chief Spotted Tail’s items that were turned over to the South Dakota State Historical Society. (Austin Goss/The Dakota Scout) PIERRE — Civil War Maj. Cicero Newell and Sicangu Lakota Chief Spotted Tail have been deceased for more than a century, but their friendship has transcended generations of
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Remembrance Garden (Photo by Marnie Cook) RAPID CITY – Dark purple clouds and relentless winds threatened to sidetrack the Wicaktepi Remembrance Garden reveal on Thursday evening, but just as people arrived at NDN Collective headquarters and the event was about to begin, the wind died down and the dark clouds
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Badlands Heritage Ranch located south of Interior. (Photo courtesy Heidi Cuny) INTERIOR – Badlands Heritage Guest Ranch is pleased to announce the summer’s first community campfire series happening the last three Fridays of June. This series of events features cowboy poetry performances from renowned artists Sherl Cederburg and Pegie Douglas.
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The National Association for Children of Addiction is hosting a monthly online educational series for adults impacted by parental addiction. This online facilitated group features an expert presenting on important topics facing adults nurturing their own resilience, followed by an opportunity for attendees to speak freely. All meetings are held
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Friday, May 17, 2024, is the third annual Native Nonprofit Day (NND), according to the Native Ways Foundation (NWF), founded in 2008 by a group of national Native-led nonprofits to activate and expand informed giving in Indian Country. The founding organizations include the American Indian College Fund, the American Indian
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Oglala Sioux Tribal leaders testified on Capitol Hill, asking the House Committee on Appropriations’ Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies for additional law enforcement funding in Indian Country. From left to right: Acting Chief of Police John Pettigrew, Oglala Sioux President Frank Star Comes Out and his assistant Donna
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