RAPID CITY — Fork Real Community Café will host its 4th Annual Chef’s Dinner Auction fundraiser on Saturday, October 11, at 5:00 p.m. at The Box – Ellsworth Salon A, located at 631 WaTiki Way, Box Elder, SD. All proceeds from this special event go to supporting Fork Real
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Nick Tilsen, NDN Collective Founder & CEO, stands with community members in front of a ‘FREE THE PEOPLE, HEAL THE LAND’ banner outside of the Pennington County Courthouse in Rapid City, SD. Photo by Willi White for NDN Collective. RAPID CITY – The judge overseeing a case involving NDN Collective
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RAPID CITY – In many circles, from media outlets to academia to activist platforms, a narrative of victimhood dominates the portrayal of Native American communities. While the harms of colonization and systemic inequities deserve acknowledgement, what risks arise when victimhood becomes the central identity promoted through education? Does it
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Buffalo Child, featured in over 100 movies, films, and TV shows, displays his hoop dance skills August 2 & 3, 2005 in Cataract, Indiana. (Photo by Aliyah Keuthan) CATERACT, Ind. – The Gathering of the People Powwow celebrated more than 3 decades in Vigo County Indiana before the organizer made
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Lame Deer High School in Lame Deer Montana on the NorthernCheyenne Indian Reservation. This article is pieced together from a variety of sources involved in the public educational system who admit to “being in the dark” about a recent list of Montana public schools which are on a Comprehensive Support
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Colette Keith SIOUX FALLS – Colette Keith, Cheyenne River Lakota, has been appointed Executive Director of the South Dakota Urban Indian Health (SDUIH) Board, a non-profit urban Indian healthcare provider funded through a contract with Indian Health Service (IHS). SDUIH operates two full-time medical/ behavioral health clinics in South Dakota,
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Bridal Veil Falls in Spearfish Canyon. (Photo by Marnie Cook) RAPID CITY – Historically, gold has been considered an investment option. During periods of economic uncertainty, gold prices often increase, leading some individuals to invest in gold. There has been a recent spike in gold which has been attracting new
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Feeding South Dakota’s Rapid City location on May 30, 2025. (Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight) Feeding South Dakota is the first of what could be multiple nonprofits asking the Legislature for help to recover from federal funding cuts. Executive Director Lori Dykstra requested $3 million in onetime funds at the legislative
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Collins LIttlewhiteman, Northern Cheyenne old-time cowboy.(Photo courtesy Clara Caufield) LAME DEER, Mont. – I’ve known Collins for “long time now” and testify he is an Indian cowboy in spades. He likes to read what I write. When asked about a story on him, he shrugged. “Not much to tell. Just
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A dispute between the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, title companies and a local town resulted in the tribe blocking access to four roads crossing reservation land. (Photo courtesy of David Kievet) RAPID CITY—A land dispute in Wisconsin could eventually reach the Supreme Court and directly impact
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