PINE RIDGE—There are two proposed amendments to the Oglala Sioux Tribe constitution, and to vote on these amendments, tribal members must register by mailing in registration forms mailed to them. The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), not the tribe, is supervising this vote. Many around the reservation are reporting that
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Tatanka Ptecela (Short Bull) who brought the Ghost Dance to the Lakota People. (Courtesy photo) During his lifetime Tataŋka Ptečela (Short Bull) was instrumental in bringing the Ghost Dance to the Lakota People. After hearing about a new religion that promised to rid the earth of the scourge that befell
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Keith Regier Every tribe knew that eventually state legislatures would move to eliminate Indian reservations. During the Termination Era of the 1950’s and 1960’s, the federal government vigorously pursued a policy bent on terminating tribal recognition and treaty status. Congress passed Public Law 280 in 1953 dividing states into two
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Few students of history are aware that Dr. Marin Luther King Jr., celebrated by a federal holiday on January 16 of this year, was a dedicated and effective activist for Native American rights as well as African American civil rights. He specifically advocated for the
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“I have never touched a white man during my lifetime. I just can’t trust any white man and never will because they killed my father and brother for no reason at all.” Alice Ghost Horse Reprinted with permission from Manny Iron Hawk WOUNDED KNEE –– In the preface of Rapid
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A Ghost Dance Shirt that is part of the collection of items that were returned to the Oceti Sakonwin. (Photo courtesy of Wounded Knee Survivors Associations) PORCUPINE – On Thursday December 29, on the anniversary of the massacre at Čhaŋkpé Ópi Wakpála (Wounded Knee Creek) sacred Lakota and Dakota artifacts,
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December 15, 1890 Sitting Bull was killed by Tribal Police, who were directed by the Agency Superintendent James McLaughlin to arrest Sitting Bull. Sitting Bull Tiwahe and close Mnicoujou Tiwahe shared within their families, that there was never an intention to arrest Sitting Bull but to eliminate Sitting Bull
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NDN Collective CEO Nick Tilsen. (photo courtesy of Argus Leader) RAPID CITY—NDN Collective sent out a press release last week indicating that their CEO Nick Tilsen had had all charges dismissed stemming from a July 2020 protest incident at Mount Rushmore during the visit of then President Donald Trump. Generally,
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The family of Abbey Lynn Steele gather for a candlelight vigil in front of the Pennington County Jail. (Photo by Ernestine Anunkasan Hupa) RAPID CITY – A large group of allies’ weathered frigid temperatures in the evening hours of Tuesday, Dec. 6 to attend a candlelight vigil for Abbey Lynn
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A Tribal Language Story Part III This final segment of the Northern Cheyenne language story as related by knowledgeable tribal members, looks at contemporary language preservation efforts among the Northern Cheyenne in Montana. This is but one example of how tribal peoples around the world struggling to keep their
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