The Federal Committee on Reconciliation Place Names recommended changing the name of Devils Tower to Bear Lodge, which is the English translation from the Lakota name, Mato Tipila. (Photo courtesy NPS) RAPID CITY – The Federal Committee on Reconciliation Place Names Processes and Principles Subcommittee met in Rapid City at
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Rapid City Common Council members meet to discuss Vision Fund changes. (Photo by Marnie Cook) RAPID CITY – At the end of the recent City Council meeting, an angry Ward 2 Alderman Bill Evans suggested altogether eliminating the tax that feeds the Vision Fund. This after changes to the Vision
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DelMarie Bradford (Oglala), Barbara Dull Knife (Oglala), and Violet Catches (Minnecoujou) enjoy gathering to honor White Buffalo Calf Pipe Woman. GREEN GRASS – On June 8, 2024, Ms. Vivian High Elk (Cheyenne River Lakota) of the Green Grass, SD community hosted an estimated 300 relatives with a traditional meal and
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Former OST President Julian Bear Runner in front of Federal Courthouse in Rapid City. A federal judge, Linda Reade, has sentenced Julian Bear Runner, the former president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, to 22 months in prison for committing crimes such as wire fraud, larceny, embezzlement, and theft from an
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PINE RIDGE – About a mile or so up Tobacco Road in Pine Ridge, sits a cabin that Cindy Catches shared with her husband, medicine man Peter Catches until his death in 2018. Cindy was raised in a coal mining community in the mountains of West Virginia and had a
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Susie Cain, 86, oldest resident of Heritage Center and Kay Medicine Bull, new Executive Director. (Photo courtesy photo journalist John Warrner) ASHLAND, Mont. – On Friday, June 7, 2024, the Heritage Living Center, a senior home in Ashland, hosted a well-attended grand re-opening The event featured speakers, gourd and round
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National Forest Supervisor Shawn Cochran, Deputy of National Forest Service Chris French, Rosebud Sioux Tribal Chairman Scott Herman, National Forest Service Toni Strauss, Oglala Sioux Tribal Chairman Frank Star Comes Out, Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Chairwoman Janet Alkire, Sicangu Lakota Treaty Council Director Phil Two Eagle, and Crow Creek Sioux Tribal
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“Our leaders founded the College on the principles of sovereignty and self-determination. They built the College to ensure that our people thrive through education, to preserve our language, culture and traditions, and to contribute meaningfully to our society. Our graduates are the embodiment of this mission.” – Dr. Dawn Tobacco.
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Packs of wild dogs are commonly spotted in the rural areas of the reservation, often posing a threat to hikers. Pictured a pack of wild dogs on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation. (Photo courtesy Montana Dept. of Wildlife) LAME DEER, Mont. – Earlier in May, the Northern Cheyenne Tribal Council issued
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Group of employees and supporters of Pejuta Waste O’Tipi Good Medicine Lodge holding a $50,000 check from NDN Collective. (Photo by Marnie Cook) NORTH RAPID CITY – Pejuta Waste O’Tipi Good Medicine Lodge was presented with a $50,000 dollar check from NDN Collective’s President and Partnerships Fund on Wednesday. A
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