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Housing is a basic and fundamental human right
I have listened to or read several conversations lately about the homeless or as some people prefer, the unhoused, however there appears to be something missing from the narrative. The basic issue, no matter the circumstances that cause our relatives to be on the streets, the fact remains that they are houseless, without a home, they have nowhere to live, […]
Re-examining the meaning of tiospaye
Recently I came across a Facebook post entitled: “Hidden Rules Among Classes.” There was a chart divided into three headings: Poverty, Middle and Wealthy, and under these three headings were ten characteristics. For example, under Money it said the Poor want to spend it, the Middle wants to manage it, and the Rich want to invest it. Under Personality it […]
When hundred-year floods don’t wait a hundred years
Every year, every area publication is taxed with penning the obligatory memorial to June 9, 1972. There was a flood that day in the Rapid City area, and nearly three hundred people died. For those who lived through those dark days, the memory refuses to fade with time, because it was one of those rare events that traumatized the entire […]
Skunk sprayed
Not too long ago, while on a walk near Piney Creek, Story, WY, I noticed the aroma of skunk. Then, walked very carefully, because it reminded me of a time when I walked somewhat carelessly in that situation. There are several different groups of animals in this world, created by Maheo’o (the Creator), who set up predators (the meat eaters) […]
Pioneer Native American rights lawyer John E. Echohawk to receive ABA Thurgood Marshall Award
WASHINGTON, June 6, 2023 — The American Bar Association Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice will honor Native American rights trailblazer and activist John E. Echohawk, executive director of the Native American Rights Fund. The award will be presented at a dinner celebration honoring his distinguished career during the ABA Annual Meeting in Denver on Saturday, Aug. 5, at […]
Dustin Sene selected as new superintendent of Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
CROW AGENCY, Mont. — The National Park Service (NPS) announced the selection of Dustin Sene as superintendent of Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument. He will begin his new assignment on June 4. Sene has worked for the National Park Service for over 15 years. He currently serves as superintendent of Tonto National Monument. He began his NPS career in Yellowstone National […]
Lakota Oyate Topa Treaty Council from CRST addresses Regional Treaty Summit, receives special recognition
The Lakota Oyate Topa Treaty Council (LOTTC) from Wakpa Waste’ (Cheyenne River) gathered with Native treaty activists from several states and Canada for a regional Treaty Summit in Rapid City on May 17 – 19, 2023. The Oglala Sioux Tribe hosted the Summit with assistance from Philimon Two Eagle, (Philimon Wanbli Nunpa), Executive Director of the Sicangu Lakota Treaty Council […]
Remembering a lost neighborhood
RAPID CITY—Thousands of stories have been and will be written about the June 9, 1972, Rapid City Flood, and there are ten times that many which will never be told. One story is that of 19-year-old Jerry Clarke, who raced the rushing wall of flood water east through the Gap, in his 1962 Ford Falcon, down Omaha Street, whipping a […]
The five most commonly reported crimes in South Dakota revealed
Simple Assault is the most commonly reported crime in South Dakota with 7,020 reported incidents in 2021 alone. Drugs & Narcotics Violations is the second most common crime in South Dakota with 6,890 reported incidents. All Other Larceny accounted for 5,317 reported crimes and is the state’s third most commonly reported crime. A new study has revealed the most commonly […]
South Dakota Art Museum to host opening celebration for Oscar Howe exhibits Saturday
BROOKINGS — The South Dakota Art Museum at South Dakota State University will celebrate the opening of the highly anticipated “Dakota Modern: The Art of Oscar Howe” exhibit with free festivities for all ages from 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday, June 10. The opening day celebration takes place inside the museum and on Anderson Plaza and the Campus Green behind the […]
