The most recent episode of Oyate Today featured Whitney Rencountre and Stephen Yellow Hawk of the Black Hills Powwow Association. The powwow has grown to become one of the largest in the nations and continues to grow. RAPID CITY – The hit television show Oyate Today, filmed in Rapid City,
Read More
Shared by Native Sun News Today October 5, 2019
Controversial photo, allegedly of 38 Dakota hanged by Lincoln’s executive order in 1862. There appears to be 38 men in the photo, and they do appear to be in everyday clothes, not traditional dress attire as alleged by many questioning the authenticity of the photo. NEW ULM, MN— Getting a
Read More Shared by Native Sun News Today October 5, 2019
RAPID CITY – A federal trial jury here convicted former Pine Ridge Indian Health Service pediatrician Stanley Patrick Weber on Sept. 27 of all 11 criminal counts charging him with sexually abusing four boys while employed as a physician at Pine Ridge Indian Health Service from 1995 to 2011. Prosecuting
Read More Shared by Native Sun News Today October 5, 2019
The local residents refer to the stretch of road replaced near the Yankton Sioux Tribal housing in Lake Andes as “Noem Highway.” The state had raised this road to prevent flooding into the tribal community. Two weeks later it was under feet of water, and ironically created a dam for
Read More Shared by Native Sun News Today October 5, 2019
Buddy and daughter Stardust Red Bow. Photo courtesy: Stardust Red Bow Many have memories of Buddy Red Bow’s music. In our living room in Huron, Red Bow’s records shared shelf space alongside our other beloved outlaws: Willie, Waylon, and the boys. My mother, playing and replaying “Standing Alone” on our
Read More Shared by Native Sun News Today September 26, 2019
With encouragement from Oyate For Fairness & Equal Representation (OFFER), Rosebud Sioux tribal members took part in counting ballots at the Cherry-Todd Electric Cooperative’s 70th Annual Meeting and Election for board directors. COURTESY / Rosebud Cordier VALENTINE, Nebraska – It seemed like a long-time a-coming, but three days after the
Read More Shared by Native Sun News Today September 26, 2019
As a two-spirit woman, Carla Douglas has survived trauma and experiences that many people will not have to go through in their lifetime. She has overcome these challenges to become a needed resource in Rapid City. Photo by: Richie Richards RAPID CITY — When Carla Douglas, 54, was born, her
Read More Shared by Native Sun News Today September 26, 2019
The grandmother of Kylen Shangreaux, Sonya Dubray, has been sentenced for her role in his murder and cover up. The young boy died in a tragic way but his family wants to keep his memory alive by helping others. RAPID CITY – The story for Kylen Shangreaux, age 2 at
Read More Shared by Native Sun News Today September 26, 2019
Participants in the Sovereign Sisters Gathering attended a rally at South Dakota U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence L. Piersol’s June hearing in Rapid City in the case of Dakota Rural Action v. Noem. COURTESY / Sacred Activism RAPID CITY – Native American pipeline construction resisters were among the first of
Read More Shared by Native Sun News Today September 26, 2019
Historian and author, Yuval Noah Harari. The French and their tribal allies defeat the British at the Battle of Monongahela in 1755. RAPID CITY— A couple of years back a meeting was held at Rosebud Casino, chaired by Elgin Bad Wound with assistance from Leonard Little Finger, among others. Those
Read More Shared by Native Sun News Today September 21, 2019