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Read investigative stories and weekly news of interest that provide you with a snapshot of Events in Rapid City and Northern Plains. Connect to local communities through op-eds, editorials, and special cultural features. Native Sun News is South Dakota's premier newspaper and website connecting Dakotans to news of the State and the World.
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6d ago
Today, Robins Kaplan LLP filed a first-of-its-kind lawsuit on behalf of the Spirit Lake Tribe in North Dakota and the Menominee Indian Tribe of ..read more
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6d ago
The Oglala Sioux Tribe banished Noem in February after she spoke to the Legislature alleging Mexican drug cartels have infiltrated reservations. The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe banned Noem earlier this month for comments she made at a town hall in Winner, alleging some tribal leaders are “personally benefiting ..read more
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6d ago
A proposed drilling project in the Black Hills, which would include placing two dozen drilling pads upstream of the Spearfish Canyon, looks to be moving ..read more
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6d ago
EAGLE BUTTE – The Cheyenne River Youth Project has purchased a nearly 40-acre tract of land adjacent to Bear Butte State Park in Meade County, South Dakota. The 35-year-old, Native-led, nonprofit organization will conduct a private dedication ceremony with youth from the Cheyenne River Sioux ..read more
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6d ago
EAGLE BUTTE – Donita Fischer (Cheyenne River Lakota) of Eagle Butte, SD, has a vision and strategic long-term plans to enhance food sovereignty, build the local food economy, and offer more and better food choices to her people on the Cheyenne River Lakota Reservation. Phase ..read more
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6d ago
LAME DEER, Mont. – Chief Dull Knife College Library received an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) grant to preserve Cheyenne history, elders' stories, and artifacts via Virtual Reality (VR). It is called the Seeking Immortality Project. In the old way, the Cheyenne did ..read more
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6d ago
RAPID CITY -- The Oceti have lost another elder, Bev Warne (Oglala Lakota).Warne belongs to a small class of Native Americans who has helped the Oceti remember who they are. They were born after the turn of the Twentieth Century. After the U.S. policies of ..read more
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6d ago
This story was printed with permission of the Brings Plenty family. EAGLE BUTTE – In death, Cole Brings Plenty – a bright light among the Lakota and Indian Country – united family, friends, relatives, tribal leaders, the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation community in South Dakota ..read more
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2w ago
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Tribal officials from South Dakota gave testimony at the U.S. Senate Indian Affairs Committee listening session on public safety in Native American communities on March 20, 2024. None of the testimony given regarding the difficulties of policing vast areas of land were ..read more
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2w ago
Part 2 of a series LAME DEER, Mont. – As reported in part 1 of this series, in 2020, the National Park Service (NPS) received a grant of 4.5 million to build a new Visitors Center and expanded interpretive services at the Battle of the ..read more