A Lakota tipi stood as the main focal point at the 19th Annual Indian Education Summit. (Photo by Estella Claymore) RAPID CITY– Okolakicize! Okolakiciyapi! “Working together as one, for the betterment of all!” This was the theme for this year’s 19th annual South Dakota Indian Education Summit held September 8-9,
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Part 2 of a two part series POP Fest brought to the Main Street Square stage their finale performance, the phenomenal Navajo Bluesman, Levi Platero, who literally rocked the spires surrounding Main Street Square, with flurries of guitar riffs the likes of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimmy Hendrix. (Photo by
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Sequoia Crosswhite performing in downtown Rapid City at Main Street Square. (Courtesy photo) RAPID CITY – Some people are born into a dissonant reality, where all the critically important aspects and distinctions of identity run counter to the accepted norm. These people are often marginalized, often begin life in poverty,
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NDN Collective staff showcasing backpacks being given away at 2021 event. (Photo courtesy NDN Collective) RAPID CITY – Today, Wednesday, September 7, NDN Collective officially opened Oceti Sakowin Community Academy, the first Indigenous-led school designed specifically for students in the Mni Luzahan (Rapid City) area. A community grand opening occurred
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Students line up on the campus of the Rapid City Indian Boarding School in this undated photo. The school operated from 1898-1933 in Rapid City, South Dakota, and was part of a federal initiative to crush Indigenous cultures and assimilate Native youth into the Western world. The children attending the
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Mary Peltola, a Yup’ik Alaska Native ANCHORAGE, AK—Once the darling of the GOP’s 2012 anti-Obama Tea Party movement, former Vice Presidential hopeful Sarah Palin, has gone down to defeat in the Alaskan race for a spot in the US Congress. Former Alaska state Representative Mary Peltola, a Yup’ik Alaska Native,
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One of the most notable performances at Native POP FEST 2022 was by Mato Wayuhi, Oglala Lakota, the music composer for the award-winning FX/Hulu series “Reservation Dogs.” (Photo by Ernestine Anunkasan Hupa) Part one of a two-part series on POP Fest RAPID CITY – A caliber of Indigenous performers not
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Rapid City Mayor Steve Allender RAPID CITY – After seven years, Steve Allender has declined to run again when his term ends in 2023. Allender told the Rapid City Journal that he had told his wife he was considering not running again in 2019 but due to the field producing
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Gubernatorial candidate Jamie Smith at the Black Hills Forum and Press Club on Aug. 26 at the Hilton Inn. (Photo by Estella Claymore) RAPID CITY–“If you have ever been made to feel not welcome in the state of South Dakota, you are welcome in the state of South Dakota,” said
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Pennington County Jail RAPID CITY—In the last several days, multiple shootings have happened, resulting in multiple deaths, several arrests have been made and people are in custody. From the start, the report came back for Robert Yellow Bird, a 17 year old from Sioux Falls. He was initially wanted for
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