Cindy Giago When a vote in tribal council to rescind the COVID-19 curfew ordinance for the Oglala Sioux Tribe ended in a tie breaking vote from vice president Tom Poor Bear, Cindy Giago decided that she was going
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Remi Bald Eagle, running for Public Utilities Commission EAGLE BUTTE – Remi Bald Eagle, a citizen of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, is the Democratic Party candidate for the South Dakota Public Utilities Commissioner (PUC). He is challenging long-time PUC member Gary Hanson, a Republican from Sioux Falls. “I have
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A primary election for the Northern Cheyenne Tribe is scheduled for October 1, 2020. Several key seats are open: Tribal President; Tribal Vice-President; Chief Judge, two Trial Judges and five (out of ten) Tribal Council seats. The number of candidates for each seat in the Primary is unlimited, voting for
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Julian Bear Runner PINE RIDGE — The president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, Julian Bear Runner, was not impeached during a hearing on Sep. 14 for a complaint of inappropriate contact with an underage boy. The victim, an 18-year-old who made the allegations against the
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RAPID CITY – The city is set to receive $416,515 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds as part of the remaining $1.988 billion in CARES Act funding set aside for CDBG programs nationwide. The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the announcement earlier today. The allocation
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CHAMBERLAIN – The 44th Annual St. Joseph’s Indian School Wačhípi will be a powwow like no other. On September 19, the powwow will take place on campus but will not be open to the public. Due to COVID-19 safety regulations, the event will only be viewed by live stream for
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Democrat Dan Ahlers will challenge Republican Sen. Mike Rounds for his seat in November. Dan Ahlers is a democratic candidate running for United States Senate in South Dakota. He is originally from Dell Rapids but he has also lived in Rapid City and Gillette, Wyoming, before settling in Dell Rapids
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Monique “Muffie” Mousseaux speaks at Memorial Park. Chase Iron Eyes responds: The cause is “a most difficult issue as we have no remedial options for our people on the creek. They are exiled in their homeland.” Photo by Talli Nauman RAPID CITY – Participants from numerous grassroots groups tackling life-or-death
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Daniel Thomas White, age 44 of Peever, South Dakota, appeared before U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann on August 24, 2020, and pleaded guilty to bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds. At the time of the bribery scheme, White served as the Director of the Dakota Nations Development Corporation (DNDC),
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Construction work at the Sacred Heart Family Safe Shelter in Chamberlain continues. CHAMBERLAIN – After several delays due to weather issues and then COVID-19, construction of the Sacred Heart Family Safe Shelter on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation is more visibly back on track. “Great news!” writes Greg Fisher, executive
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