Darla Black was impeached from the office of Vice-President of the Oglala Sioux Tribe after a tribunal was held at the tribe’s Prairie Wind Casino Nov. 25. PINE RIDGE – Darla Black who was elected in 2016 and again in 2018 to lead the Oglala Sioux Tribe as their Vice-
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Alicia Cook and daughter, G., stand on the site of the now infamous altercation at a school in Rapid City, in which a RCPD officer struck one of two girls engaged in an after-school fight. The incident has caused strife in the community amongst those who support the officer’s action,
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A group of veterans walked across the Pine Ridge Reservation to honor veterans and bring awareness to veteran issues on the reservation. Shawnee Red Bear, Jay Youngman, OST President Julian Bear Runner, and Oroville Milk carried the flags for the last leg of the 107.5-mile trek. PINE RIDGE RESERVATION –
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Nick Tilsen was one of the unanimously opposed speakers at Hot Springs EPA hearings on draft water permits for the proposed Dewey Burdock nuclear operation in unceded 868 Ft. Laramie Treaty territory. DENVER – As of Nov. 17, all 63 written comments the U.S. EPA had received from tribal and
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Tehassi Hill, tribal chairman of the Oneida Nation, stands outside a federal appeals court in New Orleans in March 2019 following arguments on the constitutionality of a 1978 law giving Native American families preference in the adoption of Native American children. In the 40 years since Congress enacted the Indian
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OST Vice President Darla Black PINE RIDGE — The Vice President of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, Darla Black, is facing an impeachment hearing later this month after she was accused of creating a hostile work environment. The hearing is set for November 25 at the Prairie Wind Casino. Three former
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Construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, shown here near its Missouri River crossing in 2016, “imperils tribal welfare, and the DAPL capacity expansion will dramatically exacerbate that peril,” the tribe submitted to the North Dakota Public Service Commission. (Photo by Talli Nauman) LINTON, N. D. – In submissions for a
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Phil Two Eagle is the Executive Director of the Sicangu Lakota Treaty Council and would like to revive the traditional form of tribal governance, through the Tokala Society. (Photo Courtesy Phil Two Eagle) PIERRE – A Rosebud man wants to revive an old tradition of governance which is made up
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Gov. Kristi Noem and Jimmy Hallum (back left) join other advocates at unveiling. Right back row (left to right) are Wilfred Keeble and Roland (Yamni) Roach III. Front row (left to right) are Velma Alaniz, Caroline Carlson, Patty Provost, Rev. Dr. Marilyn van Duffelen, Perry Little, and South Dakota Tribal
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