Mary Peltola, a Yup’ik Alaska Native ANCHORAGE, AK—Once the darling of the GOP’s 2012 anti-Obama Tea Party movement, former Vice Presidential hopeful Sarah Palin, has gone down to defeat in the Alaskan race for a spot in the US Congress. Former Alaska state Representative Mary Peltola, a Yup’ik Alaska Native,
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One of the most notable performances at Native POP FEST 2022 was by Mato Wayuhi, Oglala Lakota, the music composer for the award-winning FX/Hulu series “Reservation Dogs.” (Photo by Ernestine Anunkasan Hupa) Part one of a two-part series on POP Fest RAPID CITY – A caliber of Indigenous performers not
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Rapid City Mayor Steve Allender RAPID CITY – After seven years, Steve Allender has declined to run again when his term ends in 2023. Allender told the Rapid City Journal that he had told his wife he was considering not running again in 2019 but due to the field producing
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Gubernatorial candidate Jamie Smith at the Black Hills Forum and Press Club on Aug. 26 at the Hilton Inn. (Photo by Estella Claymore) RAPID CITY–“If you have ever been made to feel not welcome in the state of South Dakota, you are welcome in the state of South Dakota,” said
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Pennington County Jail RAPID CITY—In the last several days, multiple shootings have happened, resulting in multiple deaths, several arrests have been made and people are in custody. From the start, the report came back for Robert Yellow Bird, a 17 year old from Sioux Falls. He was initially wanted for
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An artists rendition of the deadly journey known as the Trail of Tears Portrayed by history as an enemy of the Indian, Andrew Jackson’s actual feelings on the Five Civilized Tribes (Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Seminole) warrant deeper scrutiny. Like many politicians, he knew where and when to present
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Bill Markley DEADWOOD—On a trip to Deadwood, the local History on the Lawn event, Bill Markey, a speaker from the South Dakota Humanities Council, spoke about a book he had written about Sitting Bull, Leaders of the Legendary West. Markley talked about Sitting Bull’s tribe, the location on where they
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Oglala Sioux Tribe President Kevin Killer at OST Broadband announcement. (Photo courtesy NEWSCENTER1) PINE RIDGE—Eventually, all of America will transition to a broadband reality, but to this point, remote reservation locations have left millions of Native Americans without reliable service. On Tuesday, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration announced that
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L to R: Marie Giago, Denise Giago, Jackie Giago, Lora Tabor, Michele Hudson, Lana Grove, Theresa Giago, Troy Louise Giago and Timothy David Giago surrounded the Urn with their father and husband Timothy A. Giago Sr. on Monday, August 22. (Photo by Ernestine Anunkasan Hupa) RAPID CITY— Born on the
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Nick Tielson, president and CEO of NDN Collective RAPID CITY—Today, in response to Governor Kristi Noem’s social studies standards which were updated after public outcry over blatant erasure of Indigenous people in last year’s original proposal, NDN Collective released the following statements: “The newly proposed SD social studies are merely
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