Survivors of the 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn at their final reunion, photographed by Bill Groethe on September 2, 1948. Pictured (left to right): Little Warrior, Pemmican, Little Soldier, Dewey Beard, High Eagle, Iron Hawk, Comes Again, and Nicholas Black Elk. John Sitting Bull, present that day to represent
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PFC Alvin Richard Spider 101st Airborne Division paratrooper killed by combat wounds in Vietnam in 1967. SISSETON, S.D. — Two tribal members of the Sisseton Wapeton Oyate will be honored this year through the South Dakota Fallen Heroes Bridge Dedication program, a statewide effort that recognizes service members killed in
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CHAMBERLAIN – The Aktá Lakota Museum & Cultural Center, an outreach of St. Joseph’s Indian School, will debut its newest exhibit, Modernity Meets Tradition: Real Tradish, on July 1, inviting visitors to explore how contemporary Native American artists honor and reinterpret traditional culture in today’s world. The exhibit will
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Close to 400 Lakota, Dakota, Nakota, Northern Cheyenne, Northern Arapaho, and Crow riders from across the Northern Plains converge on the valley for the annual Charge, a powerful display of unity and remembrance. (Photos by Ernestine Anunkasan Hopa) LITTLE BIG HORN, Mont. – Nearly a year ago, Oglala Sioux Tribal
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Community member Nick Tilson speaks at launch of Day One movement. Photo by Marnie Cook CAMP MNI LUZAHAN, S.D. — On sovereign Lakota land in the Black Hills, Black and Indigenous organizers launched the Day One movement this week, calling for a “new beginning” for the United States just days
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Left Hand (left) was 22 years old when he snuck away from the agency at Fort Robinson and ended up fighting with the Sioux and Cheyenne in the Battle of the Little Bighorn. (Courtesy) They have been dubbed by historians as the Arapaho Five, warriors who found themselves fighting against
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RAPID CITY – On June 29, U.S. District Judge Camela C. Theeler sentenced Buffy Redfish to 6.5 years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered her to repay more than $4.7 million in funds that she and co-defendant Patrick Ross conspired to steal from the
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Chantelle Blue Arm stands with her uncle, historian Donovin Sprague, at Racing Magpie on June 15 as he signs her copy of Images of America: Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. (Photo by Ernestine Anunkasan Hopa) RAPID CITY – Long before highway signs renamed it Little Bighorn National Monument, Lakota and Cheyenne
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Joyce Jefferson as Tillman explaining the meaning of the quilt patterns. (Photo by Marnie Cook) RAPID CITY — The Black Hills Community Theater marked its fourth annual Juneteenth celebration this year with a new approach: a theatrical presentation that weaves together African American history, local storytelling, and a community quilt
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On the 10th anniversary of the #noDAPL movement, a three-day summit in Cannon Ball, North Dakota, where the occupation took place, aims to address gaps in renewable energy funding for tribal nations and pave a pathway for future sustainability projects. Amidst rising energy costs and the halting of numerous
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