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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Frank Star Comes Out as he assumes his leadership role as the new Itanchun of the Oglala Sioux Tribe. (Photo by Ernestine Anunkasan Hupa) OGLALA – As the trilling of Lakota Winyan and the Akisa of Lakota Wicasa resonated through the cold crisp morning air, excitement grew as an
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WASHINGTON, DC—This week, the Department of the Interior hosted the White House Tribal Nations Summit, the first in-person convening since 2016. Over two days, the Summit provided an opportunity for Biden-Harris administration and Tribal leaders from federally recognized Tribes to meaningfully engage about ways the federal government can invest
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Billy Mills Mills will be the Keynote speaker at the Lakota Nation Education Conference on Thursday Dec. 15 at 9:30 a.m. RAPID CITY – Olympic Champion Billy Mills will be the Keynote speaker at the Lakota Nation Education Conference. The conference held at Ramkota Inn in Rapid City kicks off
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Adeline Spotted Elk, Northern Cheyenne (Courtesy Photo) As noted in Part 1 of this article, the Northern Cheyenne are desperately struggling to save their language. Only approximately 315 of the nearly 12,000 enrolled members remain fluent speakers. Most speakers are elders. Due to COVID and other causes about two hundred
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Jim Yellow Hawk has refined his niche in the Native American art market with his signature style of ledger art with traditional imagery often beautified with Kimimila (butterflies) Tusweca (Dragon flies). (Photo by Ernestine Anunkasan Hupa) RAPID CITY – Indigenous art that illuminates the artscape of He Sapa is essential
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December 03, 2022 Hawk 1890 Wounded Knee Descendants. honoring the newly elected Oglala Sioux Tribe President Frank Star Comes Out and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Chairman Ryman Lebeau. ( photo by Marlis Afraidolhawk) RAPID CITY—A public meeting to discuss sacred belongings recently returned to Wounded Knee descendants will take place
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Kul Wicasa’s 5-11 junior guard Gavin L High drives here against White Rivers Kendrell Cuevas but it was Thighs lockdown defense that would earn him defensive MVP honors at LNI (photo by Michele Davies) Kul Wicasa’s 5-11 junior guard Gavin Thigh drives here against White River’s Kendrell Cuevas but it
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