A photo of the Sacred Site Pe Sla also known as Reynolds Prairie. (Courtesy photo) “We oppose this decision to allow exploratory drilling at Pe’ Sla,” said NDN Collective President Wizipan Little Garriot (Rosebud Sioux) told Native Sun News Today, following the Black Hills National Forest’s( BHNF) approval of a
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Legacy is a community-driven violence prevention and cultural empowerment organization dedicated to restoring safety, dignity, and voice within our communities. We work to interrupt cycles of violence, strengthen families, and create culturally grounded pathways for healing and leadership. Our approach centers Indigenous values, matriarchal leadership, youth voice, and community-based
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RAPID CITY, S.D. —More than 20 Tribal Nations welcomed more than 1,500 buffalo, also known as American bison, back to ancestral grazing lands and their communities last year, the InterTribal Buffalo Council announced today. The transfers were completed by the InterTribal Buffalo Council (ITBC) with support from The Nature
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Terry C. Johnston Ernestine, the Editor of NSNT agrees that book reviews are in order. Now in the process of reading/researching Sitting Bull in depth, she says, “Reading is very good. We, the writers are so happy that you the readers are reading us, but suggest that you read more.”
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A May 2023 aerial view of the Wharf Mine near Lead. (Courtesy of EcoFlight) MEADE COUNTY –Residents packed the Meade County commission chambers in Sturgis at the regular bi-monthly meeting on Tuesday to make comment on a proposed special zoning district along the Interstate 90 corridor, underscoring growing concern about
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Setting up camp at Wakanyeja Kin Wana Ku Pi (The Children Are Coming Home), CRYP’s property adjacent to sacred Bear Butte. EAGLE BUTTE — On Feb. 6-8, the Cheyenne River Youth Project hosted its Young Women’s (Wikoskalaka) Winter Camp at Wakanyeja Kin Wana Ku Pi (The Children Are Coming Home),
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Pictured are (left to right) Boys & Girls Club Executive Director Rachel Kocak, Board Treasurer Serena Harmon, Board Vice Chair Dion Reynolds and staff members Aaron Cordier, Danielle Shot With Two Arrows and Todd Ellendorf. PIERRE, S.D. – The Boys & Girls Club of Rosebud has a plan to grow
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People walk through the parking lot of the Lummi Tribal Health Center on the Lummi Reservation, near Bellingham, Washington. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File) (This story was originally published in the Daily Yonder. For more rural reporting and small-town stories visit dailyyonder.com) Leonard Bighorn said his mother tried for two years
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NDN Collective Land Back in Alaska. (Courtesy photo) CORDOVA, AK – Last week, NDN Collective, through the organization’s community development arm, NDN Holdings, finalized a LANDBACK deal with the Eyak Community Land Trust (ECLT) in Alaska, transferring title to a parcel of land on an island commonly known as Sea
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Little Wound High School senior Tingleska Rooks Little Wound High School senior Tingleska Rooks will be featured as part of KOTA Territory News’ Rising Star of the West scholarship contest Thursday February 26th on KOTA Territory News on FOX at 6:00 and 9:00. Rooks qualified for the contest by submitting
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