Governor Larry Rhoden at 2026 State of the State Address. (Photo by Dave Bordewyk ) PIERRE — Governor Larry Rhoden delivered his first State of the State Address on Tuesday, opening the 2026 legislative session with a broad agenda focused on tax relief, rural healthcare, economic development, and public safety.
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Oglala Sioux Tribe President Frank Star Comes Out poses for a photo. (ICT File photo, Kalle Benallie) The four Oglala Lakota men detained by ICE in South Minneapolis have been partially identified, according to a Tuesday night statement from Oglala Sioux Tribe President Frank Star Comes Out. Star Comes Out
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Standing room only at Piedmont legislative cracker barrel. (Photo by Marnie Cook) PIEDMONT (FOOTHILLS AREA) – It was a capacity crowd attending the legislative cracker barrel hosted by the Piedmont Valley American Legion Post 311 on Saturday afternoon January 10, 2026, in Piedmont, with co-sponsors Protect Piedmont’s Future, Prairie Hills
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“We were promised our basic needs for as long as the grass shall grow and the water flow,” one resident said. “The grass is still growing, but the water is not flowing.” (AI generated image) LAME DEER, Mont. – For seven days (second week of January, 2026) more than 2,500
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Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal President Ryman LeBeau, with South Dakota Congressional leaders Senator Mike Rounds, Representative Dusty Johnson, Senator John Thune and BIA Deputy Assistant Scott Davis. (Photo by Ernestine Anunkasan Hopa) WOUNDED KNEE — December 29, 2025. Under a cold winter sky on the very ground where hundreds of
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Ben Nighthorse Campbell April 13, 1933 – December 30, 2025 On behalf of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, I express sorrow and condolence from our people for the loss of one of our strong Cheyenne leaders – Ben Nighthorse Campbell. He began his journey to the Next Camp on December 30,
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Yvonne “Tiny” Decory June 10, 1951 ~ January 5, 2026 PINE RIDGE – The Oglala Lakota Nation has lost one of its fiercest protectors. Yvonne “Tiny” DeCory — youth advocate, cultural teacher, and the heart behind the BEAR Program — walked on after a lifetime spent fighting for the lives
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Bill Means was gifted a star quilt by the International Indian Treaty Council and the Oceti Sakowin Treaty Council for his many decades of advocacy for Indigenous people throughout the world. (Photo by Darren Thompson) The 5th Annual Oceti Sakowin Treaty Conference convened at the DoubleTree Hotel in Rapid City,
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C-EB’s Levi Elk Nation rips down a rebound. (L-R) (1) Memphis Brewer, (12) Nicholas Woods, (1) Damien Clown, (hands in air) Braylon Little, (22) Christain Jack, and (11) Nehemiah Veaux. (Photo by Michele Davies) RAPID CITY—Whether they won by blowout or nail-biter, the Mahpiya Luta Crusaders had the formula to
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Soon the New Year will arrive—a time for making resolutions and promising to “act better.” With that in mind, reflections about some proper Cheyenne manners might be appropriate. The well of Cheyenne self conduct runs deep; thus, this article touches only upon some very basic etiquette. Some of these
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