2020-03-19
Schools Close 2 Weeks
PINE RIDGE RESERVATION – Faced with a growing COVID 19 (coronavirus) threat, the tribal council on Friday voted 16-3 to direct the OST President Julian Bear Runner to close the reservation schools for two weeks. The council was concerned about meals for the students during the two weeks. Also, support staff could be allowed to work over the two weeks, […]
‘We are staying on top of it’: OST Declares Emergency
PINE RIDGE RESERVATION – The Oglala Sioux Tribe declared a state of emergency Tuesday following news earlier in the day that five South Dakota residents had tested positive for coronavirus, including a man in his 60s from a county that borders the Pine Ridge Reservation. President Julian Bear Runner said he decided to issue the emergency declaration after learning from […]
President Bordeaux Declares State of Emergency at Rosebud
PINE RIDGE RESERVATION – Across the country you can see many different stores now price gouging every day products and ration out their existing stock of supplies. If you cruise through social media, you’ll see images of empty shelves where the toilet paper used to be in abundance. Also, basic hygiene items are very difficult to find. It’s become a […]
Missing Men Found
MANDERSON, S.D. – On March 13, a ranch hand looking for cattle came across the body of 23 year old Robert RJ Kills Enemy, Jr. northwest of Manderson. Using that site as a starting point, Lance Black Tail Deer and Derek Desersa, part of a group of 15 searchers on ATV’s earlier this week, found the body of 25 year […]
Rez Stores Stay Open
PINE RIDGE RESERVATION – Across the country you can see many different stores now price gouging every day products and ration out their existing stock of supplies. If you cruise through social media, you’ll see images of empty shelves where the toilet paper used to be in abundance. Also, basic hygiene items are very difficult to find. It’s become a […]
Mni Luzahan Radio Hour
RAPID CITY, S.D. – There are roughly 75,000 residents living in the Rapid City community. Of that 75,000, 10 to 15 percent are Native American. There are a number of publications out there that focus on Indigenous people’s issues. Usually the attention grabber is negative and that seems to be the focus on our relatives. However, KILI radio has made […]
OLC Courses Go Online
KYLE, S.D. – Due to the Coronavirus outbreak in South Dakota, Oglala Lakota College President Thomas Shortbull announced that there will no longer be face-to-face classes with a faculty member for the remainder of the Spring Semester. Instead, OLC will deliver almost all of its courses through online delivery modes such as Zoom classrooms and the internet. The only exception […]
SD Legislature clears hemp plan with Noem’s approval
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) – It took until nearly the final vote of the legislative session, but the South Dakota Legislature cleared a proposal to legalize industrial hemp on Thursday. Gov. Kristi Noem said she intends to sign the bill into law after legislators made a crucial inclusion with the proposal _ allotting $3.5 million that the governor says is necessary […]
Wounded Knee Resident Graduates from Bradley University
PEORIA, IL – Cynthia Boltz from Wounded Knee graduated with a degree in MSN Family Nurse Practitioner from Bradley University during the December commencement exercises. Boltz was among nearly 300 students who received degrees. Bradley University is a top-ranked, private university in Peoria, Illinois, offering 5,400 undergraduate and graduate students the resources of a larger university and the personal attention […]