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...
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...