Darla Black was impeached from the office of Vice-President of the Oglala Sioux Tribe after a tribunal was held at the tribe’s Prairie Wind Casino Nov. 25. PINE RIDGE – Darla Black who was elected in 2016 and again in 2018 to lead the Oglala Sioux Tribe as their Vice-
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Alicia Cook and daughter, G., stand on the site of the now infamous altercation at a school in Rapid City, in which a RCPD officer struck one of two girls engaged in an after-school fight. The incident has caused strife in the community amongst those who support the officer’s action,
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LA PLANT— Simply Smiles, Inc. is seeking Native American foster parents for the Simply Smiles Children’s Village on the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Reservation (SD). The Simply Smiles Children’s Village is an intentional community that provides the forum and infrastructure for Native people to intervene, protect, and help to
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SPEARFISH – For some, the military is a way to see the world while learning the skills to become successful in life. However, for one South Dakota Army National Guard Soldier it is about so much more. For Spc. Jacey Garcia it is about continuing a family legacy and helping
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A group of veterans walked across the Pine Ridge Reservation to honor veterans and bring awareness to veteran issues on the reservation. Shawnee Red Bear, Jay Youngman, OST President Julian Bear Runner, and Oroville Milk carried the flags for the last leg of the 107.5-mile trek. PINE RIDGE RESERVATION –
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Nick Tilsen was one of the unanimously opposed speakers at Hot Springs EPA hearings on draft water permits for the proposed Dewey Burdock nuclear operation in unceded 868 Ft. Laramie Treaty territory. DENVER – As of Nov. 17, all 63 written comments the U.S. EPA had received from tribal and
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Chairman Jorjani announced the new Early Coordination with #IndianTribes Handbook to offer guidance on how federal agencies, industry, and Indian tribes can work collaboratively and effectively through the #Section106 process go.usa.gov/xpjed%5B/caption%5D WASHINGTON— As the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) commemorates National Native American Heritage Month, Chairman Aimee Jorjani announced
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Tehassi Hill, tribal chairman of the Oneida Nation, stands outside a federal appeals court in New Orleans in March 2019 following arguments on the constitutionality of a 1978 law giving Native American families preference in the adoption of Native American children. In the 40 years since Congress enacted the Indian
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Oyate Ki Woope Ogna Tipi, the new Oglala Sioux Tribe Justice building in Pine Ridge, SD. (Photo courtesy Beasley Management) The Oglala Sioux Tribal Court has announced that it has opened up a branch of its Youth & Family Court at the Kyle Court House. Formerly, all Youth & Family
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