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March 9 Rural America Initiatives RAPID CITY – Join us Saturday, March 9, 2019 at 1 P.M. for the Ateyapi, “Honoring The Youth” Wacipi/Powwow!!! March 15 – 16 St. Patrick’s Day Weekend DEADWOOD – Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in the Old West with Leprechaun Olympics, parades, music, drinks, food and fun. The green-tinted weekend of fun starts at 5 p.m.... READ MORE >

Native women’s societies join forces against man camps

RAPID CITY – Keystone XL Pipeline opponents joined forces on Feb. 24 with advocates of justice for missing and murdered indigenous women. Launching the WHY Campaign here, they forged an alliance to rally against man camps on the proposed tar-sands crude-oil pipeline route through Lakota Territory. “We are going to partner with other organizations on the issue of man-camp awareness,”... READ MORE >

Lakota Fund recognized at Governor’s Award

PIERRE – Lakota Funds, a nonprofit community loan fund based in Kyle on the Pine Ridge Reservation, was recognized for Outstanding Support of the Arts to Native Nations with Lands in South Dakota at the 24th Biennial Governor’s Awards in the Arts presentation banquet, which was co-sponsored by Arts South Dakota and the South Dakota Arts Council. Lakota Funds was... READ MORE >

Indian veteran’s cemetery need better upkeep

To the Editor: What is important to some is not important to others. The Sicangu Akicita Owicahe Tribal Veterans Cemetery was dedicated on August 22, 2013. The Rosebud Sioux Tribe was the first Native American tribe, to receive a seven million dollar grant to serve our veterans who will be recognized and honored knowing their final resting place was built... READ MORE >

There is beauty but ugliness grows

To the Editor, It is never the fault of the few who believe it can be done who try and fail. It’s always the fault of the many who believe it can’t be done Who don’t try and succeed in failure. Our world gets smaller our problems get larger. Every day opportunities increase but chances decrease. Still there is great... READ MORE >

Chief Illiniwek must go

To the Editor, An open letter to the Trustees of the University of Illinois: Dear Chancellor Jones, President Killeen, Governor Pritzker and Trustees of the University of Illinois, It astounds me you continue to remain silent and at times even try to justify behaviors associated with Illiniwek such as those depicted below. The upcoming protest in support of Illiniwek inside... READ MORE >

Two homicide investigations in 24 hours

RAPID CITY – Last week Rapid City Police Department reported that they were investigating what they believed were 2 homicide cases in less than 24 hours. Both Northeast Rapid incidents happened within a 7 block radius of each other. However the second case originally deemed a homicide was later reclassified as an unattended death investigation. According to the RCPD shortly... READ MORE >

Ky’s Kloset opens in honor of slain boy

RAPID CITY – The tragic loss of life for Kylen Shangreaux, 3, in July of 2016 at the hands of his birth mother, has brought his community to tears over the last few years. But now, his former foster parent and paternal aunt, Angela Shangreaux hopes to bring something positive out of this tragedy by opening up and starting Ky’s... READ MORE >

Native Americans of Rapid City: Out of sight; out of mind

The Lakota Country Times in Martin has a wasicu wannabe writer named Jim Kent who is famous for his affinity to continuously attack this newspaper with his wildest fabrications and unfortunately that newspaper has a publisher who allows such unethical lies. The management and staff of this newspaper has one thing to say about these childish attacks: “Toketukeyas maka wanji... READ MORE >

HeSapa Enterprises: Support Indian-owned businesses

RAPID CITY – Since opening in 2015, HeSapa Enterprises in north Rapid City has steadily grown in size and services provided to customers. CEO Walt Swan, 51, along with wife Lena and sons, Stephen and Zane, opened the doors to this screen printing and embroidery company in 2015 with help from family members. Located in the heart of North Rapid,... READ MORE >