Lester Runsabove LAME DEER, Mont. – Maggie Runsabove, Northern Cheyenne/Sioux of Lame Deer, Montana is a grieving mother, as is the rest of her extended family. On June 7, 2023, her son Lester Runsabove, age 41, an enrolled member of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe was brutally attacked in Billings by
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Robbie Robertson died on August 9, at his home in Los Angeles, at the age of 80. In the heart of every Native is a storyteller, and not surprising for tribal people with only an oral tradition to explain to the generations to come who they were, what they believed.
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Hundreds of indigenous bikers from all over the world gathered for the third annual Veteran Warriors Ride during the Sturgis Bike Rally. Riders gathered at the Bandshell in Rapid City to host a meal for homeless veterans. (Photo by Teko Alejo) STURGIS – On August 11, in Sturgis at the
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Cemetery at St. Labre Indian Mission in Ashland, Mont. now known as Northern Cheyenne Tribal School where an investigation into unmarked graves will commence. (Photo courtesy Northern Cheyenne Tribe) LAME DEER, Montana – Beginning with a letter dated July 12, 2023, the Northern Cheyenne Tribe (NCT) formally offered its technical
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The Wagon Box Fight was an engagement which occurred on August 2, 1867, in the vicinity of Fort Phil Kearny during Red Cloud’s War. A party of twenty-six U.S. Army soldiers and six civilians were attacked by several hundred Lakota Sioux warriors. (Photo courtesy Wikipedia) STORY, Wyoming – On August
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Veterans folding flags during a Veterans honoring ceremony at the Oglala Nation Wacipi. (Photo by Christopher A. Piña) PINE RIDGE – One of the largest powwows on the Northern circuit was held last weekend. The Oglala Lakota celebrated their 37th Annual Oglala Lakota Nation Wacipi, Rodeo and Parade, August 3-6.
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The Rocksino by Hard Rock Deadwood celebrated its grand opening Tuesday night with a Guitar Smash, a proclamation from South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, music stars and this major $40,000 contribution to the Oglala Sioux Tribe Veterans Shelter. The donation came from the first Willie G. Invitational Golf Tournament and the Hard
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Cheyenne Wallowing Bull, Linssey NewHoly, Kaliah Eagle, Jingle Dress Dancers at the Kahmi Tanka Wacipi at Big Bend on the Crow Creek Indian Reservation. (Photo by Christopher Pina) Peter Lengkeek Chairman of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe leads honoring ceremony. (Photo by Christopher Pina) Peter Lengkeek Chairman of the Crow
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PINE RIDGE—According to Reno Red Cloud, Director of the Oglala Sioux Tribe Water Resources Department, there will eventually be seven weather radar stations built over the next four years on the Pine Ridge Reservation, strategically located to cover every area from Prairie Wind Casino to the village of Allen. As
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WASHINGTON DC—Old photographs reveal Zitkala-Ša (Red Bird) to be one of the most beautiful women of the 19th Century, but she has been selected as one of five women to appear on newly minted US Treasury Department 2024 quarters for more than just her exceptional looks. Zitkala-Ša was born in
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