RAPID CITY – A federal trial jury here convicted former Pine Ridge Indian Health Service pediatrician Stanley Patrick Weber on Sept. 27 of all 11 criminal counts charging him with sexually abusing four boys while employed as a physician at Pine Ridge Indian Health Service from 1995 to 2011. Prosecuting
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The local residents refer to the stretch of road replaced near the Yankton Sioux Tribal housing in Lake Andes as “Noem Highway.” The state had raised this road to prevent flooding into the tribal community. Two weeks later it was under feet of water, and ironically created a dam for
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Buddy and daughter Stardust Red Bow. Photo courtesy: Stardust Red Bow Many have memories of Buddy Red Bow’s music. In our living room in Huron, Red Bow’s records shared shelf space alongside our other beloved outlaws: Willie, Waylon, and the boys. My mother, playing and replaying “Standing Alone” on our
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With encouragement from Oyate For Fairness & Equal Representation (OFFER), Rosebud Sioux tribal members took part in counting ballots at the Cherry-Todd Electric Cooperative’s 70th Annual Meeting and Election for board directors. COURTESY / Rosebud Cordier VALENTINE, Nebraska – It seemed like a long-time a-coming, but three days after the
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As a two-spirit woman, Carla Douglas has survived trauma and experiences that many people will not have to go through in their lifetime. She has overcome these challenges to become a needed resource in Rapid City. Photo by: Richie Richards RAPID CITY — When Carla Douglas, 54, was born, her
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The grandmother of Kylen Shangreaux, Sonya Dubray, has been sentenced for her role in his murder and cover up. The young boy died in a tragic way but his family wants to keep his memory alive by helping others. RAPID CITY – The story for Kylen Shangreaux, age 2 at
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Participants in the Sovereign Sisters Gathering attended a rally at South Dakota U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence L. Piersol’s June hearing in Rapid City in the case of Dakota Rural Action v. Noem. COURTESY / Sacred Activism RAPID CITY – Native American pipeline construction resisters were among the first of
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Historian and author, Yuval Noah Harari. The French and their tribal allies defeat the British at the Battle of Monongahela in 1755. RAPID CITY— A couple of years back a meeting was held at Rosebud Casino, chaired by Elgin Bad Wound with assistance from Leonard Little Finger, among others. Those
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Connie Hopkins and her four grandchildren have been displaced from their house in Lakota Homes in North Rapid City, following a fire in early August, 2019. (Photo courtesy Connie Hopkins) RAPID CITY – A grandmother has been evicted from her house after nearly four years of living in Lakota Homes;
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For the first time in the 70-year history of the power company, Sicangu Oyate members, pictured at the 2019 standing-room-only election meeting, gained the majority of seats on the board of directors. Credit COURTESY / Rosebud Cordier VALENTINE, Nebraska – Sept. 14, 2019 marked the first time that tribal members
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