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Coach Thunderbird debuts in Monster High
This past year Karin Eagle was given the opportunity to work with Nickelodeon to help consult and create a character...

Lakota Man Recognized for Good Work Ethic
BRITTANY POOR BEAR
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Martin, SD – Beginning of the month of March at the Buche Ace Hardware store, they honored and gave a...

Lakota Tech Stresses Health & Wellness
TOM CRASH
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WOLF CREEK - “We’re looking at getting healthy together, making wellness a priority here at Oglala Lakota County Schools,” said...

Lives Reclaimed Through Maps
https://www.tribalnationsmaps.com/ Supreme Court ruling in late June is a recent example of a growing divide between the Supreme Court and...

Tribe wants return of Child’s 1879 remains
Federal authorities expect to return a 13-year-old boy’s remains to his Native American tribe in South Dakota this fall, they...

Tribe to reopen Lac du Flambeau roads in temporary deal
LAC DU FLAMBEAU, Wis. (AP) - A Native American tribe and a northern Wisconsin town have reached an agreement under...

Little Shop of Physics
Professors from Oglala Lakota College shared their love for hands-on science with nearly 100 visitors at Agate Fossil Beds National...

‘They saw the potential’ SDSU Wokini Initiative
MAKENZIE HUBER
SOUTHDAKOTASEARCHLIGHT. COM
South Dakota State University was the only college that sent recruiters to the reservation during Traelene Fallis’ junior year at...

The irony of Kansas City winning Super Bowl LVII
JOURDAN BENNETT BEGAYE
ICT
For the second straight year, a Native player has won the Super Bowl. In this case, two Native players are...

Carlow-Blount, Shaw, Porter earn basketball all state honors
TOM CRASH
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SIOUX FALLS - Last week the SD Media Association released the SD All State teams for Class AA, A and...
Girls fast pitch softball, new to Lakota Tech, new to SDHSAA
TOM CRASH
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WOLF CREEK - Officially, the first ever SDHSAA sanctioned girl’s fast pitch softball season opened across South Dakota last week;...
Lakota All Star games back at the Summit April 29
TOM CRASH
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RAPID CITY - Once again the Lakota All Star game is set for the Summit Arena at the Monument in...

The importance of family reunions where history is shared
AMANDA TAKES WAR BONNETT
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Family reunions are great events to bring family together and that is how networking is communicated. In my mother Rebecca...

Oya’te Omni’ci’ye
MATO CAN’LI WINYAN
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Oya’te Omni’ci’ye is one way to describe the men and women who are chosen from within their districts on the...

To’ka’ta’kiya Wa’wan’ya’ka’pi
MATO CAN’LI WINYAN
LT CONTRIBUTOR
They had a vision for the future our relatives in the Medicine Root District, Little Wound Community or Kyle. In...

The Rez of the Story
VINCE TWO EAGLES
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According to stacker.com, “From 1778 to 1871, the United States government entered into more than 500 treaties with Native American...

The epigenetics of our ancestors
AMANDA TAKES WAR BONNETT
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Recently we have included in our genealogy column information that leans more to healing or to understanding the emotional impacts...

The Rez of the Story
VINCE TWO EAGLES
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In recognition that March represents an opportunity to honor who some regard as the “better half of the human race,”...

TROY LYNN GOOD CROW
March 29, 2023
JAN 24,1961-MAR 18,2023 Troy Lynn Good Crow was born on January 24, 1961 in Pine Ridge, SD to Levi Good...

ADAM EDWARD BEAR ROBE
March 29, 2023
MAY 23, 1990-MARCH 18,2023 Adam Edward Bear Robe was born on May 23, 1980 in Pine Ridge, SD to Richard Roy...

ROBERT LEE WATERS
March 29, 2023
SEP 27,1990-MAR 17,2003 Robert Lee Watters, Jr. was born on September 27, 1990 in Pine Ridge, SD to Robert Lee...

DELPHINE JEANETTE BULL MAN
March 29, 2023
OCT 26,1953-MAR 17,2023 Delphine Jeanette Bull Man was born on October 26, 1953 in Pine Ridge, SD to Vienna Good...

JERRY CHEYENNE SOUNDING SIDE
March 29, 2023
JAN 6, 1989-MAR 15.2023 Jerry Cheyenne Sounding Sides was born on January 6, 1989 in Rapid City, SD to Santos...

MICHAEL LEE HULTGREN
March 29, 2023
MAR 10,1985-MAR 15,2023 Michael Lee Hultgren, Jr. was born on March 10, 1985 in Rapid City, SD to Michael Lee...