U.S. Air Maj. Gen. Joseph A. McNeil Sr., (Ret) – March 25, 1942 ~ September 4, 2025 It is with deep love and sadness that we announce the passing of Joseph A. McNeil Sr., who departed this life peacefully on September 4, 2025, at the age of 83 in Port
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Marlene Poor Bear and Natalie Stites Means display banner to get out the Native vote. (Photo by Marnie Cook) RAPID CITY – There are already enough barriers for Native voters, but concerns have been growing over efforts to suppress voter access further, from the federal to the state level. Organizations
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Credit: (Photo: NDN Collective) RAPID CITY – Like many other nonprofit organizations across Indian Country, the Rapid City-based NDN Collective has taken a major blow in funding. Despite these setbacks, it isn’t going anywhere, said founder Nick Tilsen. “I think that the powers that be would love for an NDN
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Mary Bowman shares gift given to her depicting the school, students, and Unci Mary. (Photo by Marnie Cook.) RAPID CITY – At Oceti Sakowin Community Academy (OSCA), education goes far beyond traditional textbooks and standardized curricula. This unique institution is pioneering an approach that weaves Lakota culture, language, and values
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Sarah Hernandez Oceti Sakowin Writers’ Society board member. (Photo courtesy University of New Mexico) RAPID CITY – The Oceti Sakowin Writers Society (OSWS) is pleased to announce it has received a $150,000 grant from the Henry Luce Foundation’s Indigenous Knowledge Initiative to support the publication of The Oceti Sakowin Reader:
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Indian Health Service, IHS (Photo: gao.gov) MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — The federal government recently finalized an $18 million settlement with a group of 12 people who were abused by an Indian Health Service doctor in Montana and South Dakota. Indian Health Service is the federal entity responsible for providing health
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Canadian actor Graham Greene at the Searchlight Pictures Special Screening of Antlers at the Regal Essex Crossing in New York City on Oct. 25, 2021. (Credit: RW/MediaPunch /IPX via AP) Iconic First Nations actor Graham Greene died Monday, Sept. 1, in a Toronto hospital after a long illness. He was
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1876 Battle of the Greasy Grass RAPID CITY – The Battle of Greasy Grass, which took place June 25, 1876, represents one of the last significant military efforts by Great Plains tribes to defend their traditional lands and ways of life against westward expansion and government policy. In the history
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Helene Duhamel A West River lawmaker said he might file a bill in the 2026 legislative session that could slow or even stop some new development across the Black Hills by limiting the ability to take more water from underground aquifers. Rep. Scott Odenbach, a Republican from Spearfish who’s majority
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President Donald Trump President Trump’s administration is actively reviewing a proposal to move cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III of the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and a decision on rescheduling is expected within the next few weeks. Rescheduling would officially recognize medical use and remove cannabis from the
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