North side land acquired and City Council action move Native community center forward
By Marnie Cook Assistant Editor Native Sun News Today | March 28, 2024
RAPID CITY – On March 18, 2024 supporters of the non-profit He Sapa Otipi were hugging and crying tears of joy after action by the Rapid City Council allowing them to finally move forward on their plan to build an Indigenous led community center. The...
Once suppressed, cradleboard knowledge revived
By Marnie Cook Assistant Editor Native Sun News Today | March 26, 2024
MANDAN, N.D. – Racing Magpie’s Winter Camp program is underway. The program seeks to reflect on Oceti Sakowin livelihoods and invite community members, artists and culture-bearers to uplift the different aspects of language, culture and community engagement. Most presentations are held at the Racing Magpie...
Uniting Resilience opens doors for Two-Spirit community
By Ernestine Anunkasan Hopa Native Sun News Today Editor-in-Chief | March 26, 2024
RAPID CITY – Having a sense of community embraces spirit, character, image and pride and is a vital element of a healthy community. However this can be challenging for many of our Two-Spirit relatives who sometimes find themselves isolated, marginalized, ostracized and discriminated against. In...
Once in a lifetime chance to tell ‘our’ stories
By Clara Caufield Northern Cheyenne Correspondent | March 26, 2024
Part one of a series related to the Battle of the Little Big Horn LAME DEER, Mont. – In 2020, the National Park Service (NPS) received a considerable grant ($4.5 million) from the Leona and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust, to build a new...
CRST member creates Lakota Immersion Program for Pennsylvania college students
By Grace Terry Native Sun News Today | March 26, 2024
EAGLE BUTTE – Carolyn Rittenhouse, an enrolled member of the Cheyenne River Lakota, is an excellent example of “Women Who Advocate for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion,” the theme of this year’s National Women’s History Month celebration. While living away from the Cheyenne River Reservation...
Agates: Gifts from Mother Earth
By Marnie Cook Native Sun News Today Assistant Editor | March 15, 2024
RAPID CITY – It is staggering to think of how time is preserved in an agate. “These are estimated to be 500 million years old,” said Oglala Lakota creative Jhon Goes In Center talking about the agates that he finds and collects. “You can see...
Native American veterans granted congressional charter
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Committees on Indian Affairs and Veterans’ Affairs, today held a ceremony in Washington, D.C....
Remembering FBI Special Agents Jack R. Coler and Ronald A. Williams
Part 4 of a series: Who were the men killed at Pine Ridge? Who were the two FBI special agents that Leonard Peltier was convicted...
South Dakota Property Rights and Local Control Alliance mobilizes against SB 201
PIERRE — South Dakota Property Rights and Local Control Alliance (SDPRLCA) announced its formation and its commitment to initiate a referendum on Senate Bill 201...