2020-10-01
The Making of a Lakota Chief
BEAR BUTTE – Henry Red Cloud is a fifth-generation direct descendant of Mahpiya Luta (Chief Red Cloud), one of the last Lakota war chiefs and a signer of the 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty. Henry has been a protector of the Lakota Oyate for decades and a teacher of renewable energy and sustainable building for almost twenty years. Henry is currently […]
Rosebud Sioux Tribe Closed due to COVID-19
ROSEBUD – Due to recent positive COVID-19 cases of employees working in the Tribal Offices, President Rodney M. Bordeaux has issued a memo closing the main complex. The main complex includes the Tribal Building, which will partially reopen at noon on Friday, October 2, 2020. The Annex building was also closed and will partially reopen on Monday, October 5, 2020. […]
Rosebud man named to All-Guard Marathon Team
OMAHA – Richard Langdeaux of Rosebud joined two other South Dakota National Guard members who were named to the 2020-2021 All-Guard Marathon Team after competing in the 26.2-mile race among 124 National Guard soldiers and airmen from 34 different states and territories. Capt. Rebecca Linder, Officer Candidate Richard Langdeaux and Senior Master Sgt. Beth Johnson competed in the National Guard […]
Rosebud Hosts Spay Only Clinic
ANTELOPE – The Rosebud Sioux Tribe collaborated with the Rural Area Veterinary Services (RAVS) last weekend to offer spay surgery to at least 100 female dogs or cats. Other partners included Chewy, Dr. Eric Jayne, Kathleen Wooden Knife and family, Almost Home Canine Rescue and Brookings Regional Human Society. Everyone who donated or volunteered to gather supplies made an enormous […]
Firefighters douse fire in Two Strike
ROSEBUD RESERVATION – At approximately 6:07pm on Monday, September 28th, 2020, Mission Volunteer Fire & Rescue was dispatched on a mutual aid response to assist the Rosebud Agency BIA Forestry and Wildland Fire Management with a wildland fire in the timber near Old Two Strike. Firefighters from Rosebud, Mission, Parmelee, and White River responded and encountered heavy smoke and fire […]
New Mazaska Guide Helps PR Veterans Own A Home
PINE RIDGE – The purpose of this guide is to provide an overview of the homeownership process for Oglala Sioux Tribal veterans living on or near the Pine Ridge Reservation. It summarizes the kinds of homeownership opportunities available, including how to buy an existing house, construct a new one or renovate their current home. The guide will help veterans get […]
Child Abuse Awareness Walk
MARTIN – The Child Abuse Awareness Walk was held on September 18th, 2020 in Martin, SD. The walk was organized by Lakota Nollett and Thelma Shangreaux. Bennett County Ambulance drivers Justen Brown and Judy Clausen led walkers. Bennett County Sheriff’s Office blocked off the roads. There was a prayer before and after the walk by Justin Poor Bear. The total […]
Youth Project Partners with Vadon Foundation for COVID-19 Relief
EAGLE BUTTE, SD — The Cheyenne River Youth Project and the Seattle based Vadon Foundation have announced a new partnership that will allow the nonprofit, grassroots youth organization to raise funds for Covid-19 relief. The Vadon Foundation is providing a $20,000 matching grant, and today, CRYP kicked off its 2020 Covid-19 Relief Fundraising Drive to raise the necessary matching funds. […]
Judge Rules That Census Must Not be Rushed
SAN JOSE, CA—The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California last night issued an order blocking the Trump administration’s attempts to rush the 2020 Census to a close while a legal challenge to that plan plays out in the courts. The Court’s order preliminarily enjoins the Census Bureau and Secretary of Commerce from using a September 30, 2020 […]