Three Oglala on Rapid City Youth Council By Clara Caufield, RAPID CITY – On Tuesday, January 11th, Adrianna Young, Oglala, was sworn into office for the Rapid City Youth City Council (RCYTC) beginning a two year term. Another new Council member, Peyton Swallow, also Oglala was unable to attend
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Yankton Sioux Elders Advisory Group concerned about Tribal Constitution By Clara Caufield, Native Sun News Today Staff writer The Elderly Advisory Group of the Yankton Sioux Tribe recently voted to have Godwin Weston, one of their members. Contact Native Sun News Today to share some concerns about what they
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(Courtesy photo of Dailytimes247.com) By Delphine Red Shirt, Native Sun News Today Correspondent The Canadian government agreed to provide compensation in the amount of $40 billion ($31 billion in U.S. dollars) for the children taken from indigenous families after First Nations Child and Family Caring Society (FNCFCS) and the
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Fort Robinson (Photo courtesy) By Gerry Robinson, Native Sun News Today Correspondent On September 9, 1878, three hundred and fifty-three Northern Cheyenne broke away from the Darlington Agency in Indian Territory, what is now Oklahoma. They were intent on returning to their northern homeland in and around the Black Hills.
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Front row, left to right: Theda Clarke, Russell Means, and an unidentified marcher Behind them: James Hawk (Photo courtesy) PORCUPINE – Group buys 48 acres in Whiteclay. The parcels purchased are located on the east side of Highway 87 across from the Oglala Sioux Nursing Home and former Lakota Hope
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Dr. Jeffery Henderson, an enrolled member of Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. (Photo courtesy) By Clara Caufield, Native Sun News Today Staff Writer In light of the new surge of COVID-19 variants sweeping the country, it is very good news that some ground-breaking research on a new COVID vaccine booster is
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1940’s photo of the boys of Holy Rosary Mission, Tim Giago is in the bottom row, third from the left. (Courtesy photo) By Native Sun News Today Staff PINE RIDGE RESERVATION – Holy Rosary Indian Mission, or Red Cloud Indian School as it now calls itself, is located on
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Lila Demaris Mehlhaff (Photo courtesy) By Clara Caufield, Native Sun News Today Staff Writer “The underlying problems are alcohol and mental health issues,” Mayor Allender stressed. “This puts them at risk and then they cannot sustain housing. Up to now, the police have been the interface and point of contact
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(Photo courtesy) RAPID CITY – Tribal Historic Preservation Officers, elders and tribal members from the Sioux Nations in South Dakota gathered to discuss the Native American Graves Protection Act (NAGPRA), new proposed regulations, success stories, and the ongoing essential work they are doing to repatriate the remains of ancestors and
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Becky Drury(Courtesy photo) RAPID CITY—- Becky Drury proudly announces her re-election bid for the SD House of Representatives in District 32. “It has been an honor to serve Rapid City in the SD House of Representatives and I look forward to serving District 32 during the 2022 session. I
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