Henry Thompson, Chief Dull Knife College (CDKC) Extension Service Director and quintessential gardener, and his team, student interns Taibree Bearchum and Kyla Kwandibens, together with the CDKC Cultural Center, created an informative coloring book for K–12 schools to use with their science curriculum. This collaborative effort also incorporates the
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Shared by Native Sun News Today April 10, 2026
No Kings Rally in Spearfish. (Photo by Marnie Cook) SPEARFISH – An estimated 8 to 9 million people participated in the No Kings rallies across the nation in a coordinated day of action on Saturday. KBHB News estimated about 1,400 to 1,500 people attended the event in Rapid City, while
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Donovin Sprague (Courtesy photo) DEADWOOD – Deadwood History, Inc. and the Deadwood Historic Preservation Commission, in celebration of the 150th Anniversary of Deadwood and the Black Hills, will host a presentation by university instructor, author, and historian Donovin Sprague at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 9, 2026, at the Homestake
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On what would have been Sahela Toka Win Sangrait’s 23rd birthday, March 26, 2026, an honor line of family members formed during a vigil near the Journey Museum. At the center stands her mother, Hillary Dubray. (Photo by Ernestine Anunkasan Hopa) RAPID CITY, S.D. – Sahela “Toka Win” Sangrait would
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Northern Cheyenne Tribal Headquarters, LAME DEER, Mont. — At the time this article is penned about the tribal political situation on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation, the only thing that can be shared with certainty is that chaos and confusion continue to reign, a political experiment that has gone seriously awry.
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Tom Schultz, Chief of the U.S. Forest Service, Oglala Sioux Tribal President Frank Star Comes Out and Shawn Cochran, Forest Supervisor of the Black Hills National Forest. (Photo by Marnie Cook) WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz and the Great Sioux Nation tribal representatives signed a Memorandum
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Attorney General Pam Bondi administers the oath during the swearing-in for Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, March 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin was sworn in Tuesday afternoon, making him the first Native
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Council candidate Valeriah Big Eagle. (Photo by Marnie Cook.) RAPID CITY – For the first time in more than twenty years – and only the third time since 1995 – every Rapid City Council ward will see a contested race in the June 2 municipal election. Each of Rapid City’s
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Heritage Living Center (HLC), Ashland, Mont. (Courtesy photo) Part 1 ASHLAND, Mont. – Some folks call it the “Miracle on the Hill” – the one Father Emmett built. Others call it the “Heritage Center,” and many of the thirty plus elderly residents, mostly Northern Cheyenne, simply call it “home.” Susie
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Nick Tilsen, Founder and CEO of NDN Collective RAPID CITY – In a dramatic turn in a case that has drawn national attention, the Pennington County State’s Attorney’s Office has dropped all remaining charges against Nick Tilsen, Founder and CEO of NDN Collective, ending a years-long legal fight that supporters
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