PIERRE — The South Dakota Department of Tourism and the Governor’s Tourism Advisory Board recently selected Wanda Bunker, St. Joseph’s Indian School Historical Coordinator, as a recipient of the Governor’s Great Service Star award. She is recognized for providing outstanding customer service at the Aktá Lakota Museum & Cultural Center
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PINE RIDGE—The Oglala Sioux Tribe (OST) has approved a reward for information leading to the location of Robert Kills Enemy and Vincent Little Dog of Manderson. Both men have been missing since December 28, 2019. Robert Kills Enemy’s date of birth is 3/4/1996. He is 5’6” and 110 lbs. Vincent
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TC Energy Corp.’s Hardisty, Alberta oil tank storage facility in Canada is part of the Keystone Pipeline System that would expand into Lakota Territory if more permits are granted. Photo courtesy TC Energy Corp. BUFFALO – As state hearings on the tribally contested water permits sought for Keystone XL Pipeline
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Heather Dawn Thompson Raycen Raines Part I of series RAPID CITY – A lawsuit filed in October in the Wakpamni Lake Community Corporation scandal that defrauded retirement trust funds of $43 million, alleges three law firms and several individuals involved, failed to perform their due diligence in the issuance of
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Volunteers in Rapid City regularly held signs during December and January to warn the public of modern mining’s threats to water supplies. This one was at Rushmore Civic Center during the Lakota Nation Invitational tournament. Photo courtesy Black Hills Clean Water Alliance RAPID CITY – Under pressure from Native and
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Terray Sylvester / Reuters Dakota Access Pipeline protesters square off against police near the Standing Rock Reservation and the pipeline route outside the little town of Saint Anthony, North Dakota on Oct. 5, 2016. Jonathan Klett, Liminal Films Rattler, legal name Michael Markus, is a 46-year-old Marine veteran who
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Dave Strain RAPID CITY – Dave Strain, aged 88, passed away in Rapid City on Thursday, January 2nd. Strain was long-time and successful head coach of the Central Cobbler’s boy’s basketball team, a South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame inductee, and, prominently, an advocate for Native American basketball and players.
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Supaman, Christian Takes Gun Parrish, of the Apsaalooke Nation will perform at the Matthews Opera House in Deadwood, Friday January 17. SPEARFISH – Montana based Native American Hip Hop Artist Supaman performing at the Matthews Opera House on Friday, January 17 as part of the current Subscription Series season. The
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RAPID CITY – John Forkenbrock, a nationally recognized scholar of federally funded education, gave a talk on December 19 at the 41st Lakota Nation Education Conference. The conference took place from December 16 – 19, 2019 at the Ramkota convention center and Forkenbroch’s talk was about the history of funding
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The cover photo of “Bibigwan: The Flute” is reproduced from a wet plate ambrotype photograph made by Shane Balkowitsch, using a revived technique Edward S. Curtis employed to document 19th Century American Indian life. Photo COURTESY / Darren Thompson RAPID CITY — Flautist Darren Thompson’s Ojibway and Tohono O’odham roots
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