Members of Sacred Storm Buffalo watch as buffalo from Wind Cave National Park are released at the newly established Wambli Ska Ranch east of Caputa. (Photo courtesy of Wambli Ska) CAPUTA — Sacred Storm Buffalo proudly announces the launch of its new Wambli Ska Ranch, celebrating a monumental milestone with
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Small scale sculpture of Justice. (Photo courtesy Lily Mendoza) RAPID CITY – “And her name shall be Justice, Mitakuye Oyasin, in memory of all relatives who have gone missing or have been murdered and to the families that have endured the acts of violence committed against their loved ones.” These
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Darrell Red Cloud (left) conducts ceremony with Ryan Wilson (right) in the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Hearing Room, where the Native American Church of North America gifted Ms. Suzan Shown Harjo a golden eagle feather. (Photo by Darren Thompson) WASHINGTON – For the third consecutive year, leaders of the
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The Black Hills of South Dakota. (Photo courtesy Black Hills Water Alliance) RAPID CITY – No significant impact and government overreach continue to be repeated regarding F3 Gold’s exploration drilling project at Jenny Gulch as the reason to approve the project. This is one of two projects proposed by the
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ROCKVILLE MD – The first week of December is observed as National Grief Awareness Week, an important and compassionate observance dedicated to raising awareness about grief and loss, according the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). It aims to break the stigma surrounding grief, acknowledging that it
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Mason Big Crow, the former treasurer of the Oglala Sioux Tribe RAPID CITY, S.D. – Mason Big Crow, the former treasurer of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, was detained on Nov. 20 on federal charges related to embezzlement. Court documents indicate Big Crow, Northern Arapaho and Oglala Lakota, was formally indicted
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Tim Giago RAPID CITY – Each November, as the United States observes Native American Heritage Month, we’re reminded of the persistent efforts that brought this recognition to fruition. The path to establishing this month-long celebration was neither short nor easy, spanning several generations of advocacy by Indigenous peoples and their
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Supporters of Native Americans pause following a prayer during the 38th National Day of Mourning at Coles Hill in Plymouth, Mass., on Nov. 22, 2007. Denouncing centuries of racism and mistreatment of Indigenous people, members of Native American tribes from around New England will gather on Thanksgiving 2021 for a
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Gertrude Simmons Bonnin, a Suffragist and Yankton Sioux known as Zitkala-Sa. Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Illus. First Nations women, and the empowerment they held in their egalitarian, matrilineal tribal societies, strongly influenced the Suffrage Movement in the United States. In the Northeast among the Haudenosaunee (people building the
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Monica Garreau-Schmidt RAPID CITY, SD–The City’s Community Relations Commission (CRC), in partnership with Rural America Initiatives, is hosting a presentation on the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre by Monica Garreau-Schmidt. The presentation is scheduled for Thursday, December 5 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at the Community Room of the Rapid City Public Library.
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