Tennessee lawyer says Native American activist was wrongfully convicted
By Tom Lawrence Special to Native Sun News Today | March 15, 2024
Part 3 of a 5 part series on Leonard Peltier How did a former federal judge from Tennessee become such a staunch advocate for freeing Leonard Peltier? Kevin Sharp is working pro bono to try to get Peltier released from a Florida prison. Sharp was...
Biden-Harris administration bringing high-speed internet, clean drinking water and modern infrastructure to tribal communities
March 15, 2024
LAS VEGAS – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is making investments to provide clean drinking water, sanitary wastewater systems and affordable high-speed internet to people in Tribal communities. A portion of today’s funding will improve water infrastructure for...
Agates: Gifts from Mother Earth
By Marnie Cook Native Sun News Today Assistant Editor | March 8, 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...
Feral wild horse roundup to be held at Northern Cheyenne
By Clara Caufield Northern Cheyenne Correspondent | March 8, 2024
LAME DEER, MT – There are an estimated 2,500 to 3,000 wild or ‘feral’ horses running around the Northern Cheyenne Reservation, said Gene Small, Chairperson of the Northern Cheyenne Grazing Board. Some people believe that the wild/feral horses on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation are descendants...
Famous allies call for his release, but FBI works to keep him imprisoned
By Tom Lawrence Special to Native Sun News Today | March 8, 2024
A five-week jury trial was held in U.S. District Court in Fargo, N.D., and Leonard Peltier was convicted on April 18, 1977 of two counts of first-degree murder. He was sentenced on June 1, 1977 to serve two consecutive life terms in prison. Peltier appealed...