Veterans folding flags during a Veterans honoring ceremony at the Oglala Nation Wacipi. (Photo by Christopher A. Piña) PINE RIDGE – One of the largest powwows on the Northern circuit was held last weekend. The Oglala Lakota celebrated their 37th Annual Oglala Lakota Nation Wacipi, Rodeo and Parade, August 3-6.
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The Rocksino by Hard Rock Deadwood celebrated its grand opening Tuesday night with a Guitar Smash, a proclamation from South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, music stars and this major $40,000 contribution to the Oglala Sioux Tribe Veterans Shelter. The donation came from the first Willie G. Invitational Golf Tournament and the Hard
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Cheyenne Wallowing Bull, Linssey NewHoly, Kaliah Eagle, Jingle Dress Dancers at the Kahmi Tanka Wacipi at Big Bend on the Crow Creek Indian Reservation. (Photo by Christopher Pina) Peter Lengkeek Chairman of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe leads honoring ceremony. (Photo by Christopher Pina) Peter Lengkeek Chairman of the Crow
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PINE RIDGE—According to Reno Red Cloud, Director of the Oglala Sioux Tribe Water Resources Department, there will eventually be seven weather radar stations built over the next four years on the Pine Ridge Reservation, strategically located to cover every area from Prairie Wind Casino to the village of Allen. As
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WASHINGTON DC—Old photographs reveal Zitkala-Ša (Red Bird) to be one of the most beautiful women of the 19th Century, but she has been selected as one of five women to appear on newly minted US Treasury Department 2024 quarters for more than just her exceptional looks. Zitkala-Ša was born in
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OMAHA, NE—Indian Country has lost one of its most promising legal minds and litigators, Nikkie Ducheneaux, 44, an enrolled member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, who passed away on July 14 from an undisclosed cause. Ducheneaux’s last case, as litigation partner for the Big Fire Law & Policy Group
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Aylah’s handmade soap helps create revenue that will help brighten her future. (Photo by Christopher Piña) This past Thursday Jo Pulliam featured Aylah Bornette’s creations in the Tusweca Gallery in downtown Rapid City. (Photo by Christopher Pina) RAPID CITY- As you approach Tusweca Art Gallery you see Indigenous artwork through
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The PROTECT OUR WATER Float unanimously won first place in the “Organization” category of the parade. (Photo courtesy of Black Hills Clean Water Alliance) A cute little stuffed animal skunk on the Protect Our Water Float emphasizes the taking of the Black Hills as a ripe and rank affair. (Photo
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RAPID CITY- Garbage Tale Vintage, located at 626 St. Joseph Street downtown Rapid City, is owned by Caitlin Hein. Hein opened Garbage Tale Vintage in February of 2022. Her mission is sustainability as well as environmentalism through fashion. Through her work she wants to keep clothes out of landfills. There
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At 82 years old, Richard “Dick” Trudell, maintains the busy schedule of a man 40 years younger. Driving to a meeting with a Northern California tribe, he conducts a car phone interview, arrives at his destination, and finishes the interview with minutes to spare before his 11:30 a.m. meeting. During
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