Lakota Starry Night

Dakota Star Map (Courtesy Star Lore Art, Native Sky Watchers) RAPID CITY—For generations, the night sky has been one of the greatest mysteries in human history. The tales of how the stars became constellations goes back more than 17,000 years ago when the stars were depicted as animals and ancient

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Shared by Native Sun News Today July 29, 2022

Giago carved out a lasting legacy

Tim Giago, in his prime, perusing an issue of the Lakota Times, the first Indian owned and operated independent newspaper in the country Tim Giago, in his prime, perusing an issue of the Lakota Times, the first Indian owned and operated independent newspaper in the country RAPID CITY—Tim Giago wore

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OST voters defeat proposal to 638 contract IHS

PINE RIDGE – Members of the Oglala Lakota Nation overwhelmingly voted to defeat a proposed move to scrap Indian Health Service oversight of their Indian Health Service Unit Hospital. On July 12, a total of 887 votes were cast and the majority sent a loud and clear message they do

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Shared by Native Sun News Today July 22, 2022

‘No Worries’ marijuana shop opens in Pine Ridge

Photo courtesy dailymail.com PINE RIDGE—Traditionally when a question of cannabis comes up, it revolves around the medicinal variety, obtained with a card and then from the Flandreau tribe in East River, at the Native Nations Cannabis location, owned and operated by the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe. However, for recreational folks,

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Thorpe’s Olympic medals restored after 110 years

LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND—On Friday, July 15, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that Jim Thorpe will be named as the sole gold medalist in two 1912 Olympic events, the pentathlon and the decathlon. Thorpe was stripped of his gold medals in 1913 after it was discovered he had played a couple

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‘Artizens’ celebrate Racing Magpie grand opening

Lori Ann Two Bulls signature designs grace her new creations, Okanke. (Photo by Ernestine Anunkasan Was Te’) RAPID CITY – Racing Magpie’s Block Party was rocked over the weekend by the raw heavy metal jams of the Carrion Crawlers. Troy, Lesain and William, homegrown musicians from Kyle, were among a

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