Lily Mendoza at the Matriarchs Rising presentation. (Photo by Marnie Cook) RAPID CITY – Matriarchal societies have always had to adapt to survive, and for the Lakota that adaptation has meant continually redefining strength, leadership, and kinship in the face of ongoing change. At a recent weekly session at the
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Northern Cheyenne delegation at Doubletree in Deember 2025. The 150th Anniversary of the Battle of the Little Big Horn is rapidly approaching, June 26, 2026. This year, the annual celebration and remembrance will be expanded to a full week of activities to commemorate this significant event, the most famous of
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Brandon Ferguson announcing at the Gathering of Lakota Elders. RAPID CITY – More than two hundred and fifty elders attended Ending the Silence Rapid City’s fourth annual “Gathering of Our Lakota Elders” last weekend inside the historic Alex Johnson Hotel. The gathering focused on exploring the true, untold story of
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A repurposed pallet potting bench and newly installed trellis stand over freshly tilled beds in the Star Village community garden, part of ongoing Star Village Community Board improvements supported by local volunteers. RAPID CITY — Star Village residents spent the weekend establishing the neighborhood’s first community garden behind The Nest,
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Pete Lien and Sons sign promoting sustainable mining. Photo by Marnie Cook. PE’ SLA – NDN Collective, Black Hills Clean Water Alliance, and Earthworks have filed suit against the U.S. Forest Service over its decision to allow exploratory drilling next to Pe’ Sla, a sacred Lakota site in the Black
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Scott Davis delivered a keynote address at the American Indian Higher Education Consortium’s annual conferences in Bismarck, North Dakota on Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (Photo by Darren Thompson) WASHINGTON – Scott Davis, a Standing Rock Sioux tribal citizen, announced his resignation from the Bureau of Indian Affairs on Friday, April
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Jeff King, Blue Bird staff demonstrates seed planting. (Courtesy Blue Bird) In late March the Blue Bird Lifeways organization located in Northern Cheyenne country presented a workshop in Lame Deer entitled “Reconnecting to Grandmother Earth – providing sustenance.” That non-profit, their logo shown here, under the direction of Lynette Two
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Henry Thompson, Chief Dull Knife College (CDKC) Extension Service Director and quintessential gardener, and his team, student interns Taibree Bearchum and Kyla Kwandibens, together with the CDKC Cultural Center, created an informative coloring book for K–12 schools to use with their science curriculum. This collaborative effort also incorporates the
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No Kings Rally in Spearfish. (Photo by Marnie Cook) SPEARFISH – An estimated 8 to 9 million people participated in the No Kings rallies across the nation in a coordinated day of action on Saturday. KBHB News estimated about 1,400 to 1,500 people attended the event in Rapid City, while
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Donovin Sprague (Courtesy photo) DEADWOOD – Deadwood History, Inc. and the Deadwood Historic Preservation Commission, in celebration of the 150th Anniversary of Deadwood and the Black Hills, will host a presentation by university instructor, author, and historian Donovin Sprague at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 9, 2026, at the Homestake
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