
Grading the mayoral candidates on their grasp of Native issues
By James Giago Davies, Native Sun News Today Correspondent | May 26, 2023
RAPID CITY—Given Rapid City’s sizeable Native population, one has to wonder why only one mayoral candidate saw fit to mention Natives on their website. Laura Armstrong, Brad Estes, Josh Lyle, Jason Salamun and Ron Weifenbach have all tossed their hats into the ring, and all...

Court denies Department of Interior motion to dismiss OST suit
By James Giago Davies, Native Sun News Today Correspondent | May 26, 2023
RAPID CITY—On May 23, 2023, the South Dakota District Court ruled in favor of the Oglala Sioux Tribe (OST), denying a motion to dismiss, brought by the US Department of Interior (DOI) OST was the plaintiff in this case, DOI was the defendant. OST sought...

Protecting Nóávóse – Bear Butte
By Ernestine Anunkasan Hupa Native Sun News Today Editor-in-Chief | May 22, 2023
To the Cheyenne people, living in eastern Montana, the protection of Nóávóse or Bear Butte has always been a priority, as it is the place where Mahay'o (Creator) bestowed upon the Cheyenne prophet Motsé'eóeve (Sweet Medicine) the Maahótse (sacred arrow bundle). It is believed that the...

‘We will never sell out’
Frank Fools Crow’s testimony before CongressBy James Giago Davies, Native Sun News Today Correspondent | May 22, 2023
It has been almost 47 years since Frank Fools Crow sat down before Congress and testified on behalf of the Oceti Sakowin on H.R. Bill 14629. This speech serves as the first clearly and keenly articulated declaration that the Black Hills are not for sale....

Cheyenne River elders form Treaty Council, seek recognition and funding from CRST
By Grace Terry Native Sun News Today Correspondent | May 22, 2023
EAGLE BUTTE – Harry Little Thunder (Itazipeo) is honoring his ancestors by advocating for the establishment of an office for the Lakota Oyate Tope Treaty Council (LOTTC) in Eagle Butte with funding from the Cheyenne River Tribal Council. He remembers as a child hearing his...


























