Sculptor John Lopez unveiled “Dupree the American Bison” in Fort Pierre, where the Wakinyan Maza Drum Group offered an honoring song as community members gathered to celebrate the new metal sculpture recognizing Fred Dupree and the family’s historic role in saving the buffalo from extinction. (Photo by Ernestine Anunkasan Hopa)
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OST council members and community health leaders participate in discussion with HHS committee. (Photo by Marnie Cook) RAPID CITY – The Oglala Sioux Tribe’s Health and Human Services (HHS) Committee met with tribal council members and staff from the Oyate Health Center (OHC) in Rapid City on July 7, 2026,
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Canadian First Nations Protest. (Photo Courtesy) Alberta’s separatist movement has surged into national debate as a political organization called Stay Free Alberta pushes for a provincial referendum on leaving Canada. The group, led by longtime independence activists and supported by several former provincial political figures, claims to have gathered more
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Smithsonian report draws fire for claims about Native History exhibits WASHINGTON – A new White House report titled Saving America’s Story has sparked strong backlash across Indian Country for its claims that several Smithsonian museums, including the National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI), promote what the report calls a
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Actors reenact the moment Buffalo Calf Road Woman charged into the chaos to save her brother, Chief Comes in Sight, during Remembering the Rosebud: 150 Years of Courage and Legacy, bringing the battle’s most powerful story of courage back to life. (Photos by Ernestine Anunkasan Hopa) ROSEBUD BATTLEFIELD STATE PARK,
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Survivors of the 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn at their final reunion, photographed by Bill Groethe on September 2, 1948. Pictured (left to right): Little Warrior, Pemmican, Little Soldier, Dewey Beard, High Eagle, Iron Hawk, Comes Again, and Nicholas Black Elk. John Sitting Bull, present that day to represent
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PFC Alvin Richard Spider 101st Airborne Division paratrooper killed by combat wounds in Vietnam in 1967. SISSETON, S.D. — Two tribal members of the Sisseton Wapeton Oyate will be honored this year through the South Dakota Fallen Heroes Bridge Dedication program, a statewide effort that recognizes service members killed in
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CHAMBERLAIN – The Aktá Lakota Museum & Cultural Center, an outreach of St. Joseph’s Indian School, will debut its newest exhibit, Modernity Meets Tradition: Real Tradish, on July 1, inviting visitors to explore how contemporary Native American artists honor and reinterpret traditional culture in today’s world. The exhibit will
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Close to 400 Lakota, Dakota, Nakota, Northern Cheyenne, Northern Arapaho, and Crow riders from across the Northern Plains converge on the valley for the annual Charge, a powerful display of unity and remembrance. (Photos by Ernestine Anunkasan Hopa) LITTLE BIG HORN, Mont. – Nearly a year ago, Oglala Sioux Tribal
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Community member Nick Tilson speaks at launch of Day One movement. Photo by Marnie Cook CAMP MNI LUZAHAN, S.D. — On sovereign Lakota land in the Black Hills, Black and Indigenous organizers launched the Day One movement this week, calling for a “new beginning” for the United States just days
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