L-R: Betty Jean Handley (White Bear Woman), Christopher Piña, Shaylene Cordero, and her daughter Rosalee. (Photo by Marnie Cook) RAPID CITY – On a breezy but unseasonably warm February Saturday in Rapid City, a small family gathering for an 86th birthday became an awakening in the lobby of the Hotel
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Two markers that the National Park Service have been ordered to be removed from the Little Bighorn Battlefield by the Trump administration’s purge of so called “anti-American ideology.” (Courtesy photo) LAME DEER, Mont. – Unless the tribal stake holders in the Battle of the Little Big Horn can deter it,
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Alli Moran of Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. (Photo by Eunice Straight Head) EAGLE BUTTE – When Alli Moran (Cheyenne River Lakota) was a young child, her mother Shelley Moran Alkire would say to her, “When you are older and go to Washington, D.C., to speak for your people…” There was
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Rim of Craven Canyon in the Black Hills. (Photo from Dakota Rural Action website) FALL RIVER – Things are moving quickly now. There is a public comment period underway for citizens to comment on exploratory uranium drilling in Craven Canyon, as well as a public hearing next month. The canyon
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NDN Collective CEO Nick Tilsen outside of the Pennington County Courthouse. (Photo courtesy NDN Collective) RAPID CITY – A mistrial was declared on January 29, 2026, in the trial of Nick Tilsen, NDN Collective CEO and founder, who is charged with assault of Rapid City Police Officer Nicholas Glass. The
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Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt (Courtesy photo) OKLAHOMA CITY — Gov. Kevin Stitt used his final State of the State address to again call for limiting tribal sovereignty in Oklahoma, arguing the state should have sole authority over criminal and taxation laws — a position that immediately drew sharp rebukes from
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On January 30, 2026, Nathan Chasing Horse was convicted of sexually assaulting Indigenous women and girls, using his reputation as a Lakota medicine man to gain access to his victims. LAS VEGAS – A Nevada jury has convicted former Dances With Wolves actor and self proclaimed Lakota spiritual leader Nathan
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Congress expands SNAP protections to Native citizens in cities like Rapid City, honoring longstanding treaty responsibilities RAPID CITY – A major shift in federal food assistance policy is now in effect after the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025 (Public Law 119 21), signed on July
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CEO of NDN Collective, Nick Tilsen RAPID CITY – After hearing a half day of testimony from Rapid City Police officers who were called to testify in the trial of Nick Tilsen the CEO and Founder of NDN Collective, Judge Michael Day dismissed the jury for the afternoon, anticipating after
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RAPID CITY – Pejuta Waste O’Tipi, The Good Medicine Lodge, in addition to its regular Monday– Friday services, will be open Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM at 522 Anamosa Street, offering a warm, safe space and essential support for relatives and community members during the
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