Chase Iron Eyes from the Lakota People’s Law Project. (Photo by Marnie Cook) RAPID CITY – With the rush to mine more gold and uranium from the Paha Sapa, the Lakota name for the Black Hills, as well as lithium and other minerals, Indigenous leaders, environmental advocates and recreationists gathered
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With Trump again wielding executive power, tribal leaders are speaking out—some hopeful, most wary, nearly all watchful. (AI generated image) RAPID CITY—When Donald J. Trump returned to the White House in January, tribal governments braced for another round of disruption. For Indian Country, his first term from 2017 to 2021
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Photo taken at Road to Healing tour in South Dakota in 2022. (Photo/Native News Online) RAPID CITY — The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS) is honored to announce the 15th stop of its Oral History Project, taking place in Rapid City, South Dakota, from September 21–26, 2025.
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“Northern Cheyenne Ladies With a Purpose” man a protest camp at Northern Cheyenne.” (Photo by Clara Caufield) LAME DEER, Mont. – The last issue of Native Sun News covered the current political unrest on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation centered around Tribal Council efforts to remove President Gene Small from office.
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U.S. Air Maj. Gen. Joseph A. McNeil Sr., (Ret) – March 25, 1942 ~ September 4, 2025 It is with deep love and sadness that we announce the passing of Joseph A. McNeil Sr., who departed this life peacefully on September 4, 2025, at the age of 83 in Port
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Marlene Poor Bear and Natalie Stites Means display banner to get out the Native vote. (Photo by Marnie Cook) RAPID CITY – There are already enough barriers for Native voters, but concerns have been growing over efforts to suppress voter access further, from the federal to the state level. Organizations
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Credit: (Photo: NDN Collective) RAPID CITY – Like many other nonprofit organizations across Indian Country, the Rapid City-based NDN Collective has taken a major blow in funding. Despite these setbacks, it isn’t going anywhere, said founder Nick Tilsen. “I think that the powers that be would love for an NDN
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Mary Bowman shares gift given to her depicting the school, students, and Unci Mary. (Photo by Marnie Cook.) RAPID CITY – At Oceti Sakowin Community Academy (OSCA), education goes far beyond traditional textbooks and standardized curricula. This unique institution is pioneering an approach that weaves Lakota culture, language, and values
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Sarah Hernandez Oceti Sakowin Writers’ Society board member. (Photo courtesy University of New Mexico) RAPID CITY – The Oceti Sakowin Writers Society (OSWS) is pleased to announce it has received a $150,000 grant from the Henry Luce Foundation’s Indigenous Knowledge Initiative to support the publication of The Oceti Sakowin Reader:
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Indian Health Service, IHS (Photo: gao.gov) MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — The federal government recently finalized an $18 million settlement with a group of 12 people who were abused by an Indian Health Service doctor in Montana and South Dakota. Indian Health Service is the federal entity responsible for providing health
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