Parading the Battlefield, Northern Cheyenne and Cheyenne River Sioux riders. Photo credit: Clara Cauflied (Battle of the Little Big Horn (Crow Agency, Montana): On June 25, 1876, thousands of tribal warriors, all horseback, filled the valley of the Little Big Horn (Greasy Grass, as the Cheyenne say), relying upon the
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The Indio heritage of these detainees is obvious from the photo.Photo courtesy Tom Fox, AP RAPID CITY— Two salient facts stand out about immigration detention in the United States: most of the detainees come from Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala, according to the website Freedom for Immigrants, and these
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RAPID CITY — SDPB is honored to partner with Vision Maker Media and Native POP: People of the Plains – A Gathering of Arts & Culture to present the sixth annual Native Film Festival, Saturday, July 20, at the SDPB Black Hills Studios, 415 Main Street, Rapid City. The festival takes place during Native POP,
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The Wounded Knee Cemetery on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.Photo: Adam Singer WASHINGTON – Descendants of the Wounded Knee Massacre are in the nation’s capital to discuss efforts to rescind the Medals of Honor awarded to the soldiers who participated in the slaughter of their ancestors on December
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Alvin Not Afraid Jr., Chairman of the Crow Tribe Chairman Not Afraid recently commented on the recent Billings Gazette front-page article regarding Crow Head Start: “I would like to address allegations made by the Billings Gazette. Let me be clear: I never authorized the use of Head Start funds to
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Leaders of the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians went tto Capitol Hill at the end of the 115th Congress to lobby for their federal recongnition bill but it didnt pass. They are optimistic about success in the current session.Photo: Rep. Greg Gianforte Federal recognition for Montana’s Little Shell Band
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IHS Director Rear Admiral Michael WeahkeePhoto courtesy Arizona State University RAPID CITY— Many times, critical influences in major stories are not covered by the major news outlets. Narratives are normally slanted to favor the perspective of the involved parties, and mainstream media tends to rely on the narratives of the
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Bobbie Jo Handley holds the photo album which holds dozens of memories of her and Shane Handley; a child she had abruptly taken out of her custody in 2017.Credit: Richie Richards PART I RAPID CITY – A family court decision in Pine Ridge in October, 2017 failed to keep a
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This pictograph by White Bull was shared by the family of White Bull at the recent One Bull Family reunion held along the banks of the Grand River near Little Eagle where the descendants of One Bull, White Bull and Sitting Bull still live today. (Photo courtesy White Bull family)
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After a long break from having weekly practices, Wambli Ska Drum & Dance Society is back to meeting every Wednesday evening at the Club For Boys in Rapid City.Credit: Richie Richards RAPID CITY – Following a long break after the death of its founder, Daron White Eagle, the Wambli Ska
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