Wicked Wrenches under new Native American ownership
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Wicked Wrenches in Rapid City has been in business since 2016. Although operating for nearly...
Crack Cases with Genetic Genealogy
Every year, thousands of murders in the United States remain unsolved. Today, there are over 300,000 cold cases on the...
Audits, Buche Foods Debt dominates council
PORCUPINE - Audits remain a frustrating topic of Tuesday’s regular session of the tribal council, at Porcupine School May 27;...
Rosebud breaks ground on broadband project
SPRING CREEK – The Rosebud Sioux Tribe held a groundbreaking ceremony to launch the first step of their broadband network...
Native American land settlement claims due June 30
TULSA, Okla — The deadline to file a claim regarding Indian land settlements is June 30. Eloise Cobell filed the...
Tiwahe Memorial honors children
Just recently, Remembering the Children unveiled a new memorial titled “Tiwahe” to honor the children who died while attending boarding...
Derek Santos Art Creator
Coming from Pine Ridge, South Dakota, multidisciplinary artist, Derek Santos has been creating art pieces. He has been an artist...
Tankake Ki Wotapi na Taku Icupi Kte
MISSION – Several organizations, businesses and individuals collaborated to host a healthy meal, as well as gifts of food and...
Tariffs forcing ‘borderless people’ to pay more
For many rural areas, small businesses are the lifeblood of the community. That’s no different on Native American reservations. But...
Summer basketball leagues underway, girls at RC Central, boys at RC Stevens
RAPID CITY - A total of 18 teams signed up for the girls high school basketball league, coordinated by St....
Hunter heading to DWU for school, track
MITCHELL - During the recent 2025 State track meet in Sioux Falls, Little Wound senior Cashus Hunter was on the...
Jacobs, One Star top area finishers in State golf tournaments
MADISON/WATERTOWN - The State A girls golf tournament was held last week in Madison at the Madison Golf and Country...
Is There One Truth —or Many?
This is a philosophical column—a thought piece. But don’t confuse philosophy with impracticality. Thinking clearly is practical. Lately, I’ve been...
As Antiquities Act Turns 119, Tribal Nations Face New Threats on Sacred Sites
This Sunday. June 8, 2025, marks the 119th anniversary of the Antiquities Act of 1906, a landmark conservation law that...
When Money Measures Us
When nearly every aspect of our lives is measured by money, what does this mean? We may think money is...
Wo’ki’sku’ye
Relatives, we have nine tribal communities in South Dakota, with scads of voter age citizens and recall when some years...
Vaccines Help Make America Healthier
As a physician who recently retired from representing Indiana in Congress, I have closely followed the evolving national discourse around...
The Company We Keep Inside Our Heads
We spend much time talking to ourselves, more than anyone else. We carry an almost constant monologue inside our heads,...
DAKOTA WIND BRITTENHOUER
FEB 14, 1992 - MAY 17, 2025 Dakota Wind Britthouer was born February 14, 1992, in Scottsbluff, NE to Tim...
DOYLE BRIAN GALLIGO
SEP 21, 1970 - MAY 31, 2025 Doyle B. Galligo, 54, Oglala Lakota, passed away on Sat, May 31st, 2025...
VELMA SUSAN GOMEZ
AUG 24, 1962 - MAY 30, 2025 Velma Susan (Elk Boy) Gomez was born on August 24th 1962 in Porcupine,...
LORAN DALE CONQUERING BEAR
JAN 2, 1967 - MAY 29, 2025 Loran Dale Conquering Bear was born on January 2, 1967 in Pine Ridge,...
ELI JAMES
JUN 29, 1950 - MAY 19, 2025 Dr. Eli James was born on June 29, 1950, at Black Tail Creek...
DAVID DEAN RABBIT, SR
DEC 19, 1965 - MAY 28, 2025 David Dean Rabbit, Sr. was born on December 19, 1965 in Pine Ridge,...