Big Foot riders (some not in photo) rested and well fed, camping at Spotted Elk place in Lame Deer. Of special note, the Spotted Elk family is writer Clara Caufield’s family of origin. (Photo by Clara Caufield) LAME DEER, Mont. – On June 22nd and 23rd, the Big Foot Riders
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Oglala Lakota Housing Authority breaks ground for 25 new units MARTIN – Acquiring new housing is a vital step forward, especially on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, which boasts the largest population of all nine reservations in South Dakota. Recognizing this need, a comprehensive development plan has been set in
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Community members gathering to share a meal during the WSDCA 60th Anniversary Celebration. (Photo by Marnie Cook) RAPID CITY – Western South Dakota Community Action (WSDCA) hosted its 60th Anniversary Celebration on Saturday June 21, 2025, with food, family fun, games, a raffle plus a silent auction. The celebration was
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Francis Whitebird RAPID CITY—Back in the old days, before the people laid down their arms at Fort Robinson in 1877, leadership wasn’t a matter of ballots or bureaucracy. It was survival. Threats were real and constant, and if your leadership was weak, there was no second chance, no do-over election
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Jason Garreau, one of the inmates that died as a result of an overdose. SIOUX FALLS – Attorney General Marty Jackley announced indictments related to the drug overdose deaths of two South Dakota Penitentiary inmates this year. Two individuals are accused of distributing illegal drugs that led to these tragic
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Left: President of Oglala Lakota College Dr. Dawn Tobacco Frank, President and CEO of the American Indian College Fund Dr. Cheryl Crazy Bull, Board President of Oglala Lakota College Board of Trustees Rosalie Janis and Oglala Sioux Tribe Vice-President Dr. Alicia Mousseau all joined in the Round Dance following the
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Deb Haaland walks for Bitterwater for Redhouse by Michelle Luna at Native Max Magazine’s Mini-Fashion Show during Native Fashion Week Santa Fe on Sunday, May 11, 2025. (Photo by Darren Thompson) SANTA FE—On May 8, Native Fashion Week Santa Fe (NFWSF) debuted with sold out crowds, raving media reviews, and
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Supporters of Nick Tilsen gather before the start of the second day of evidentiary hearing. (Photo by Marnie Cook) RAPID CITY – After hearing two days of witness testimony, the evidentiary hearing for NDN Collective Founder and CEO Nick Tilsen has been continued. “Unfortunately, they were unable to question and
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Buffalo Calf Road Woman (File photo ) June 16 is a tribal Holiday at Northern Cheyenne commemorating the start of the Battle of the Rosebud, 1876 which the Northern Cheyenne call “Where the Girl Saved her Brother.” The “girl,” one of the fiercest of the handful of Cheyenne warrior women,
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Little Bighorn Battlefield announces 149th Battle Anniversary events CROW AGENCY, MT — Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument and the Bighorn County Historical Museum will be hosting special programs to commemorate the anniversary of the Battle of the Little Bighorn on June 25, 2025. The Battlefield will be open to visitors
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