Left to right: Kirk Dickerson, Chuck Wilson, Bryan Brewer, Robert Brave Heart and unidentified person. (Photo by Ernestine Anunkasan Hopa) RAPID CITY — In the weeks leading up to the Lakota Nation Invitational (LNI), the annual meet and greet at Prairie Edge has become a tradition in its own right.
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Tipis at Crow Fair (Photo courtesy of Montana Beyond) CROW AGENCY—Crow Tribal Chairman Frank Whiteclay has introduced legislation that would classify every currently enrolled Crow citizen as “4/4 Crow blood,” a sweeping reset aimed at halting what he and other tribal officials describe as a generational enrollment decline created by
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Zane Spang (Photo Courtesy of Stevenson Funeral Homes LAME DEER, Mont. – On December 8, hundreds of Northern Cheyenne gathered in Lame Deer to honor and bid farewell to a contemporary Cheyenne warrior: Zane Francis Spang, “Shkit Eh Yoht Hehf” (translated “Little Missouri”) passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving
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Elton Yellow Boy (Oglala Sioux Tribe) – Chairman. (Photo courtesy) The Great Plains Area Community Health Representatives (CHR) Association stands as a powerful lifeline for tribal nations across the region. More than a network, CHR is a circle of care — dedicated to health education, resource access, and breaking down
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Citizens fill seats at the Monday night City Council meeting. Photos by Marnie Cook. RAPID CITY – The Rapid City City Council at the regular meeting on Monday, December 1, 2025, heard from citizens about the proposed destination district also known as Libertyland. Rapid City residents will be able to
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It is one thing for outsiders to read about Sand Creek in history books, where words flatten the horror into dates and numbers. It is another to carry the memory in our blood, as Northern Cheyenne people do. On the cold dawn of November 29, 1864, our relatives—the Cheyenne
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Rapid City Arts Council (RCAC) new Executive Director, Travis Dewes. PHOTO COURTESY RAPID CITY – The Rapid City Arts Council (RCAC) is ecstatic to announce that Travis Dewes has been named the new Executive Director of the Rapid City Arts Council, effective immediately. An arts and museum professional in the
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Oitancan “Oi” Zephier, manager of KILI radio in Porcupine, South Dakota, works on the station’s 2026 budget on Nov. 13, 2025. (Photo by John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight) PORCUPINE — For the past few weeks, Oitancan “Oi” Zephier has labored among piles of vinyl records nearly 2 feet high. KILI-FM, the
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Captain Ryan Marks of the Rapid City Fire Department, teacher Deb Daly, and spiritual leaders Tom and Carla Cheyenne. RAPID CITY – Community members gathered at the Minneluzahan Senior Center for a heartfelt evening of recognition and solidarity: the Celebrating Champions of Compassion event. Sponsored by Pejuta Waste Otipi (Good
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Linebacker Sam O’Rourke (33) on the field against nationally ranked #7 St John’s University. (Photo courtesy Sam O’Rourke) PINE RIDGE— Most high school football players are not going to get big college scholarship offers, and they are not going to graduate summa cum laude. But these players do not lack
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