Christopher A. Piña, Felipa DeLeon-Mousseau, Eltina Threestars and Muffie Mousseau are looking forward to the upcoming Two Spirit Wacipi in the Black Hills. (Photo by Ernestine Anunkasan) RAPID CITY – Two brave Lakota Winyan (women) have conquered the stigma and paved a path for other Two-Spirit Natives. Monique “Muffie” Mousseau
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Ancient Roots Homestead is an Indigenous farm in Bowler, Wisconsin where owners Lucille and Benjamin Grignon grow the traditional plants of their ancestors. (Photo courtesy Facebook) On April 5, 2023, Lucille Grignon (Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Nation), presented a virtual “healing camp” sponsored by The National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center
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(Photo courtesy KOTA TV) RAPID CITY—On May 23, 2023, the South Dakota District Court ruled in favor of the Oglala Sioux Tribe (OST), denying a motion to dismiss, brought by the US Department of Interior (DOI) OST was the plaintiff in this case, DOI was the defendant. OST sought relief
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Mayoral candidate Laura Armstrong, earned herself an A+ for her grasp of Native issues in Rapid City. (Courtesy Photo) RAPID CITY—Given Rapid City’s sizeable Native population, one has to wonder why only one mayoral candidate saw fit to mention Natives on their website. Laura Armstrong, Brad Estes, Josh Lyle, Jason
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MMIW march in Rapid City, SD on Friday May 12. (Photo by Taylor Gunhammer) On May 4, 2023, the White House released a presidential proclamation, titled “A Proclamation on Missing Or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day, 2023.” PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION On Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day, we remember the
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The first Artist in Residence of the 2023 summer Cultural Programs season at Crazy Horse Memorial® began work on May 1. The May Artist in Residence, Iris Sully, a Sicangu Lakota wood carver and bead worker, is the first culture bearer in a line-up of over 100 artists scheduled to
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Nóávóse or Bear Butte has always been a priority to the Northern Cheyenne as it is the place where Mahay’o (Creator) bestowed upon the Cheyenne prophet Motsé’eóeve (Sweet Medicine) the Maahótse (sacred arrow bundle). (Photo by Ernestine Anunkasan Hupa) To the Cheyenne people, living in eastern Montana, the protection of
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Born in the 19th Century, Frank Fools Crow was one of the last surviving links to the historic identity of the Lakota people. It has been almost 47 years since Frank Fools Crow sat down before Congress and testified on behalf of the Oceti Sakowin on H.R. Bill 14629. This
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1868 photograph of General William T. Sherman and Commissioners in Council with Indian Chiefs at Fort Laramie, Wyoming. EAGLE BUTTE – Harry Little Thunder (Itazipeo) is honoring his ancestors by advocating for the establishment of an office for the Lakota Oyate Tope Treaty Council (LOTTC) in Eagle Butte with funding
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RAPID CITY—On February 21, 2023, the United States Forest Service (USFS) applied for a mineral extraction withdrawal for over 20,000 acres of Black Hills land in the Jenny Gulch area of Pactola Reservoir. This bought those trying to prevent gold mining operations in that area two years to rally opposition
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