Lakota artist Gene Swallow creates unique dolls and textile arts that build on centuries of tradition. An enrolled member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, his work continues a long line of work with fibers and textiles among Lakota people. Dolls were once used as both toys and instructional tools. Mothers
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RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA: Donovin Sprague, university instructor, author and historian, will present a lecture, The Battle of Greasy Grass on June 25, from 2:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M. This presentation will explore the historic Battle of Greasy Grass, popularly known as the Battle of Little Bighorn, from a Lakota
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In this June 19, 2018, file photo, girls wave flags as they march along Pasadena Avenue in a parade from Max Brandon Park to University Park, celebrating Juneteenth in Flint, Mich. (Jake May/The Flint Journal via AP, FILE) Americans will soon celebrate Juneteenth, marking the day when the last enslaved people
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RAPID CITY —At approximately 1:34 pm on March 26 of last year, Rapid City police were called to an abandoned house at 720 James Warren Drive after reports of a possible burglary. The police released a dog on a Lakota man, Barney Peoples, and when Peoples stood up, the police
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Mykenzie Rouillard modeling a dress designed by Stephanie Gamble. (Courtesy photo) Nalei Bugarin modeling a dress created by Sweet Sage Woman designs. (Courtesy photo) Models for JG Indie at the Inaugeral Culture Shock Event held at the Monument April 15 where more than 60 models and 7 designers showcased the
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A parfleche bag taken from the Wounded Knee Massacre site. A leather vest decorated with porcupine quills taken from the Wounded Knee Massacre site. KYLE – At a March 25, 2023, meeting of Wounded Knee Descendants at the Oglala Lakota College (OLC) in Kyle, SD, participants acknowledged ancestors murdered at
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Defund the Police is one of the most noted and controversial political slogans in American history. It is not readily apparent what the slogan means, but the proponents of the slogan continue to push it in the media. Detractors take it to mean abolishing the police, creating a society of
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Mykenzie Rouillard modeling a dress designed by Stephanie Gamble. (Courtesy photo) Nalei Bugarin modeling a dress created by Sweet Sage Woman designs. (Courtesy photo) Models for JG Indie at the Inaugeral Culture Shock Event held at the Monument April 15 where more than 60 models and 7 designers showcased the
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Outreach team. Journey On team members, all of them Indigenous and many of them experienced with homelessness themselves, work the streets of Rapid City wearing signature green apparel to forge personal connections with homeless people in the interest of public safety. (Photo: Courtesy of Journey On) Sioux Falls to begin
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Tribes and Native artists and crafters will help shape new rules WASHINGTON – The Department of the Interior’s Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget and Office of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs announced today that they will hold nation-to-nation consultations with Tribes and listening sessions
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