Crowd outside Federal Judge Lawrence L. Piersol’s courtroom in Rapid City rallied peacefully in June at his hearing to determine if South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s 2019 legislation violates the First Amendment guarantees of oil pipeline resisters. (Photo COURTESY / Andy Johnson) RAPID CITY – Native and other grassroots pipeline
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The meme in this photo was taken from the video produced during an incident last week in which a police officer is seen using violent physical actions to break up a fight. The students were in middle school. ideo Credit: FACEBOOK/Natalie Stites Means RAPID CITY – Reaction to the videos
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Larissa Grinnell is a Master Student at Headlines Academy in Rapid City. She will be graduating in December, 2019, and one day hopes to own her own business. (Photo by Richie Richards) RAPID CITY – A young woman is making a name for herself in the cosmetology and hairstyling industry,
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Zuya Akicita Color Guard L-R: William Takes Him First, Shawnee Red Bear, Sid Reddest, Al Loafer, Kim Conroy, Cornell Reddest, Rodney Bad Hand. (Photo Courtesy: Shawnee Red Bear) PINE RIDGE – Beginning on the day after Veteran’s Day this year, a group of veterans and their supporters will walk across
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Rosebud Sioux member Hannah Reddish, a resident of Pennington County on the slated Keystone XL Pipeline route, was one of the self-proclaimed water protectors at a recent rally in Rapid City who carried posters to raise awareness of the construction’s threats. (Photo by Talli Nauman) PART III PIERRE – Bracing
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Dr. Stanley Weber, of Spearfish, South Dakota, arrives at the Andrew W. Bogue Federal Building and United States Courthouse in Rapid City, South Dakota on Wednesday morning, Nov. 1, 2017. Weber was present for a hearing in relation to the allegations he is facing involving sexual abuse of minors. The
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Laurie Blessing, of Whitefish, stands with a sign outside the Wilma Theater near the Higgins Avenue bridge in 2018 with a group of supporters for a rally held by the Buffalo Field Campaign. The group has filed two lawsuits in seeking to have FOIA requests fulfilled. CHELSEA CULP, Missoulian MISSOULA,
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Keith Anderson, member of the Nansemond Indian Nation and director of the American Indian dance troupe Red Crooked Sky, joined fellow troupe member Nikki Bass at the Indigenous Peoples March in Washington earlier this year. The District and other jurisdictions in the Washington region have passed legislation to change the
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“Dakota Daughters” performance takes place at West River History Conference in effort to “spread the word on healing racism and building a shared inclusive future.” (Photo by Talli Nauman) DEADWOOD – The theme of intercultural reconciliation took center stage here at the 37th gathering of the West River History Conference
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Representative Tamara St. John (R) was in Rapid City attending several events during the Black Hills Powwow this past weekend. She also held a presentation at the Journey Museum regarding the Dakota War or Sioux Uprising of 1862. Above: Tamara St. John and Tom Keidis. (Photo by Richie Richards) RAPID
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