Rapid City Mayor Salamun speaking at impromptu press conference. (Photo by Marnie Cook) RAPID CITY – Volunteers who have regularly offered free meals to the homeless and houseless every Friday at the bandshell in Rapid City for 6 years showed up last Friday to find a fence had been erected
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Remains of relative Lloyd Bald Eagle identified CRST Tribal member Lloyd Bald Eagle (62) of Red Scaffold, went missing from Rapid City on November 1, 2022. After media coverage and searches in May 2023, it was announced last week that his remains have been identified. Bald Eagle is the brother
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Colorful Monument float with Rob Black Bear. (Photo by Marnie Cook) RAPID CITY – There was a general air of excitement and community-sharing as volunteers worked to get their last-minute float decorations finished and spectators began to line the streets with their chairs and baskets to collect candy. The weather
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Investing in Community March crossing Omaha Street. (Photo by Marnie Cook) RAPID CITY – It was an all-day celebration that began with a march and ended with a surprise performance from a Grammy-award winning rapper. NDN Collective sponsored the Second Annual Indigenous People’s Day to celebrate and embrace Indigenous culture
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Photo of the jacket commissioned by the Rosebud Sicangu Tribe as a gift for Valencia Beth Guerue in recognition of her dedication and work for the people of Rosebud. ROSEBUD RESERVATION. – Valencia Beth Guerue grew up helping others. When she was a child she began giving of herself to
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Representatives from Black Hills Energy presented a $10,000 check to Black Hills Powwow Vice-President Dew Bad Warrior-Ganje and President Steven Yellow Hawk during the fundraising event at Prairie Edge, highlighting their support for this celebration of culture and community. (Photo by Ernestine Anunkasan Hopa) RAPID CITY – A network of
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Portrait of Jackie Batrus, Campaigns and Communications Manager for Wild.org RAPID CITY –In the final week of August, Rapid City played host to a gathering of brilliant individuals from across the globe. Indigenous representatives from 41 countries gathered for the 12th meeting of the Wilderness Congress, where they exchanged insights,
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Northern Cheyenne Tribe broke ground for a new Dialysis center which will be located on the grounds of the Lame Deer I.H.S. Clinic. LAME DEER, Mont. – In late September, 2024, the Northern Cheyenne Tribe held a ground-breaking ceremony for what will be a new dialysis center. The location is
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Every Child Matters. Members of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe Sicangu Youth Council. (Photo by Marnie Cook) RAPID CITY – The late-September Sunday morning sun was already blazing, and the mercury threatened to climb to triple digits as Rapid City residents gathered for the Seventh Annual Remembering the Children Memorial Walk
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CDKC President Eva Flying was on hand for the unveiling of the Buffalo Skull created by Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell. (Photo by Clara Caufield) LAME DEER, Mont. – Monday, September 23, in conjunction with Native American week Chief Dull Knife College (CDKC) held a very special presentation at the John
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