Beverly Stabber Warne RAPID CITY — The Oceti have lost another elder, Bev Warne (Oglala Lakota).Warne belongs to a small class of Native Americans who has helped the Oceti remember who they are. They were born after the turn of the Twentieth Century. After the U.S. policies of genocide, termination
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This story was printed with permission of the Brings Plenty family. On Tuesday, April 16, the casket of Cole Brings Plenty rests before three tipis representing his family tiospayes. All photos reprinted with permission of Brings Plenty family. Photo Credit/Jodi Rave Spotted Bear EAGLE BUTTE – In death, Cole Brings
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The Midwest HIDTA assesses that private passenger vehicles, the USPS, and commercial mailing services are the primary drug transportation methods used by DTOs to transport illicit drugs into and throughout the Midwest HIDTA region. Governor Noem is reaching out to Tribes in the state. She says she wants to help
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Chief Little Wolf Legendary Northern Cheyenne Chief 1868 (Photo courtesy Wallace Bearchum, Northern Cheyenne Cultural Commission) LAME DEER, Mont. – Every American Indian Tribe has a dark story to recall about surviving the onslaught of Manifest Destiny and U.S. Military attempts to exterminate them. Sadly some Tribes did not survive,
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Cole Brings Plenty. August 18, 1996 – April 5, 2024 photo via Facebook Noted young actor and advocate Cole “Coco” Brings Plenty (27) of Eagle Butte and Lawrence, Kansas, began his journey on or about April 5, 2024, following five days of concern for his wellbeing and whereabouts. His father,
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tribal officials from South Dakota gave testimony at the U.S. Senate Indian Affairs Committee listening session on public safety in Native American communities on March 20, 2024. None of the testimony given regarding the difficulties of policing vast areas of land were new as this crisis has
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Noem with attendees at the meeting in the Black Hills about co-stewardship of the land and water and protection of Pe Sla and other Sacred Site, between the Forest Service and Tribal leaders. (Courtesy Noem’s Facebook page.) RAPID CITY – The U.S. Forest Service hosted the Pe Sla Sacred Sites
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Ernest Little Mouth, Sr. Northern Cheyenne Tribal Vice President Part 2 of a series LAME DEER, Mont. – As reported in part 1 of this series, in 2020, the National Park Service (NPS) received a grant of 4.5 million to build a new Visitors Center and expanded interpretive services at
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Chantelle Blue Arm interviewing Steve Vance, Ben Rhodd, his son and Russell Eagle Bear who have been coming to what is now known as Black Elk Peak for 37 years for a ceremony that Welcomes Back the Wakinyan Oyate. (Photo by Ernestine Anunkasan Hopa) BLACK ELK PEAK – Each spring
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Cante Heart, Bobbi Koch, Gene Tyon and Valeriah Big Eagle RAPID CITY – On March 18, 2024 supporters of the non-profit He Sapa Otipi were hugging and crying tears of joy after action by the Rapid City Council allowing them to finally move forward on their plan to build an
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