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There is hope that exists beyond self-help slogans and blind faith in progress. It is sober and disciplined. It treats time as accountability to ancestors, rooted in what came before rather than promises of improvement. I call it “wounded hopef...

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Learning your tribal history can help you to understand why we are the way we are. I know some of you think that historical events took place long time ago and are no longer relevant, but they’re still important to us because we have to remembe...

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MARTIN - Saturday night in Martin, it was a matchup of number 1’s, Class B #1 and defending State B girls champs Bennett County hosting Class A #1 undefeated Mahpiya Luta in front of a full house, in a fast paced first quarter, Bennett County h...

WOLF CREEK - The Lakota Tech girls wrestling team was in Sioux Falls for the Floyd Farrand Invitational at SF Lincoln, as a team the girls placed 9th. Individual finishers included Brandy Marshall 3rd at 120, Wetu White Dress 4th at 140, Chloe ...

MARTIN - It was two weeks since its stirring, hard fought win over CEB in the championship game of LNI but Saturday night in Martin, Mahpiya Luta looked like they hadn’t missed a beat as they scored 72 first half points on their way to a 103-56...

PIERRE – Students from St. Francis Indian School recently, enjoyed a trip to Pierre Players Community Theatre to watch a play by a Sicangu Lakota playwright! The experience sparked meaningful conversations about culture and art while showcasing...

MANDERSON - On Tuesday, the OST Council met for their regular session at Wounded Knee District School in Manderson, Garf Steele, council representative from Wounded Knee District introduced a resolution for a Proclamation honoring the memory of...

On December 19 and December 20, 2025, at the Aqua & Acre Market, downtown Rapid City, South Dakota, Anpo Jensen held her first poetry reading and book signing for her new book Hero Dreams Shine. Attendees also enjoyed local tea provided by ...

The Indian Arts and Crafts Board (IACB), U.S. Department of the Interior, mourns the passing of its long-time Chairman and prominent Indian artist Harvey Pratt (Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes). First appointed to the IACB in January 2011, Harvey w...

January 3, 2026. Wioteghika Wi is the name of the tenth full moon of the Lakotan year. This year, that full moon occurred early Saturday morning, January 3, at 3:02 Pine Ridge Time. Oteghika is defined by Buechel as “very hard to endure, trying...

A great time starting out the year with smiles is what happened at the OST Nursing home for New Years Eve. I had the opportunity to entertain the residents on New Years eve for the third year in a row. The Ridge Rocker band formerly called Craz...

JULY 17, 1947-DEC 16, 2025 Christopher Wilson Eagle Hawk, Makasitomniyan Ho Nah’unpi, was born on July 17, 1947, in Alliance, Nebraska, to George Ghost Dog and Lillian (Crazy Ghost) White Hawk. Chris was raised by his Uncle Raymond and Aunt Lou...

APR 26, 1988-DEC 18, 2025 Lance Isaiah Black Hawk was born on April 26, 1988 in Pine Ridge, SD to Thomas Dean Lays Hard and Yvonne Black Hawk. Lance made his journey to the Spirit World on December 18, 2025 in Rapid City, SD. Lance will be grea...

JUNE 12, 1953-DEC 20, 2025 Sandra “Sandy” Jane Two Lance was born on June 12, 1953 in Pine Ridge, SD to Rev. Vincent Two Lance, Sr. and Vestana (Red Owl) Two Lance. On Dec 20, 2025, Sandy began her journey peacefully at her home in Rainbow Vall...

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Sometime in August 1913, two Sioux warriors, Old Buffalo and Swift Dog, met with Frances Densmore at a makeshift recording site in McLaughlin, South Dakota. What Old Buffalo and Swift Dog said that day— about life as they knew it before the res...

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I’m writing this on Friday, December 26, 2025, the 163rd anniversary of the Mankato hangings of the Dakota 38+2 ordered by Abraham Lincoln. The Bom Homme County sheriff’s office created a post on their Facebook page. I’ll put it here for you in...

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January arrives with familiar annual, relentless demands. The calendar flips Then we are summoned to become someone new. “New year, new you,” they say. I, for one, never accepted that premise. Not because change is impossible or striving to be ...

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WOLF CREEK - Lakota Tech wrestlers opened their season the first weekend of December in Custer and have been on the road ever since, Gordon/ Rushville, LNI in Rapid City, Hot Springs and on Monday, Tuesday they’ll be at SF Lincoln for the Floyd...