2020-07-09
Black Hills Protest
KEYSTONE, S.D. – Last Friday, organizers and citizens gathered to protest President Trump’s planned fireworks display held at Mount Rushmore. Many Indigenous people felt that President Trumps visit at Mount Rushmore was an insult to sacred lands. The protesters arrived at Keystone South Dakota around 1pm on July 3, 2020. Around 40 police were present to keep the protesters from […]
Teen saves boy from drowning
MARTIN, S.D. – A teenage girl acted quickly and calmly to save a 5-year old boy from drowning over the holiday weekend. Honey Reddy, age 13 years old, swam out and used her floatie to keep Sheldon One Horn above water until someone saw them struggling. Martin Volunteer Fire Chief Chris O’Bryan brought both safely to shore. A big thanks […]
Complete 2020 Graduate List
LAKOTA COUNTRY – In mid-March, in response to the coronavirus pandemic, schools across the reservation were put on hold for a week, then two weeks, then until May 1 and finally through the regular school year. Schools regrouped, some worked at finishing the school year online, some delivered packets to students; not all students had access to a device or […]
Mount Rushmore Perspective
A little historical perspective to keep in mind about Mount Rushmore, site of Donald Trump’s controversial Independence Day celebration this weekend: The Mount Rushmore National Memorial, in the sacred Lakota He Sápa (Black Hills), was created by sculptor Gutzon Borglum nearly 80 years ago. He had previously been hired by the United Daughters of the Confederacy to carve out of […]
Judge Orders Pipeline to Shut Down
WASHINGTON, DC – US District Judge James Boasberg ordered the Dakota access pipeline to shut down. The judge wanted to have a more precise environmental impact review to be conducted. The pipeline has been pumping crude oil from the Bakken Oil fields for over three years now. In addition to the pipeline being shut down, the judge ordered that the […]
A Proud day to be Lakota
Nearly 200 protestors, including many Native and Black Lives Matter activists, clashed with sheriff’s deputies and National Guard soldiers Friday just outside the entrance to Mount Rushmore in the Black Hills of South Dakota during a visit to the monument by President Donald Trump. The protestors began protesting shortly after 3 p.m. Mountain Standard Time, holding signs and singing Lakota […]
Tribal Council Candidates Certified at Rosebud
ROSEBUD RESERVATION – The Rosebud Sioux Tribe Election Board has certified 45 candidates – running for 10 tribal council seats – to be placed on the ballot for the Primary Election. The Primary Election is scheduled for Thursday, July 23, 2020. The two candidates receiving the most votes in each community during the Primary will advance to the General Election […]
Treaty Defender Released from Jail
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Reports say 21 people were arrested on Friday, July 3, 2020 in Keystone, South Dakota. The arrests resulted from a protest against the unwanted and unlawful visit from the President of the United States Donald Trump (POTUS). Officials and traditional leaders from tribes throughout the Black Hills all have stated their distain of the POTUS visit. […]
Pine Ridge in 72-hour lockdown
PINE RIDGE – Tribal President Julian Bear Runner declared a 72- hour lockdown of the Pine Ridge reservation on Monday afternoon due to COVID-19. The SD Department of Health reported 45 active cases of COVID-19 in Oglala Lakota County. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the total number of positive COVID-19 cases in the county is 99, with 54 of […]