2022 Inaugeration Ceremony for newly elected Oglala SiouxTribal President Frank Star Comes Out with members of the Tokala Kit-Fox Society. (Photo by Ernestine Anunkasan Hopa) PINE RIDGE – The Oglala Sioux Tribe concluded its 2024 General Election on November 5th, with a decisive victory for Frank Star Comes Out in
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Northern Cheyenne Shooting/ Lockdown Update LAME DEER, Mont. – Last week, Native Sun News Today (NSNT) carried a story about a law and order disaster which occurred during the third week of October in Lame Deer. At that printing, many facts about the “drive-by” shooting homicide were unclear. Since then,
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2024 Election Report from a Northern Cheyenne View LAME DEER, Mont. – Many folks are reeling from the National general election results: Trump as President reincarnate; the nation turned “red,” Administration and Congress under Republican control? It does not forebode well for Native Americans during the next four years. At
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Rapid City Mayor Salamun speaking at impromptu press conference. (Photo by Marnie Cook) RAPID CITY – Volunteers who have regularly offered free meals to the homeless and houseless every Friday at the bandshell in Rapid City for 6 years showed up last Friday to find a fence had been erected
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Remains of relative Lloyd Bald Eagle identified CRST Tribal member Lloyd Bald Eagle (62) of Red Scaffold, went missing from Rapid City on November 1, 2022. After media coverage and searches in May 2023, it was announced last week that his remains have been identified. Bald Eagle is the brother
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Colorful Monument float with Rob Black Bear. (Photo by Marnie Cook) RAPID CITY – There was a general air of excitement and community-sharing as volunteers worked to get their last-minute float decorations finished and spectators began to line the streets with their chairs and baskets to collect candy. The weather
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Investing in Community March crossing Omaha Street. (Photo by Marnie Cook) RAPID CITY – It was an all-day celebration that began with a march and ended with a surprise performance from a Grammy-award winning rapper. NDN Collective sponsored the Second Annual Indigenous People’s Day to celebrate and embrace Indigenous culture
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Photo of the jacket commissioned by the Rosebud Sicangu Tribe as a gift for Valencia Beth Guerue in recognition of her dedication and work for the people of Rosebud. ROSEBUD RESERVATION. – Valencia Beth Guerue grew up helping others. When she was a child she began giving of herself to
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Representatives from Black Hills Energy presented a $10,000 check to Black Hills Powwow Vice-President Dew Bad Warrior-Ganje and President Steven Yellow Hawk during the fundraising event at Prairie Edge, highlighting their support for this celebration of culture and community. (Photo by Ernestine Anunkasan Hopa) RAPID CITY – A network of
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Portrait of Jackie Batrus, Campaigns and Communications Manager for Wild.org RAPID CITY –In the final week of August, Rapid City played host to a gathering of brilliant individuals from across the globe. Indigenous representatives from 41 countries gathered for the 12th meeting of the Wilderness Congress, where they exchanged insights,
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