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December 5, 2024

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The Oglala Sioux Tribe is the largest tribe in South Dakota. (Photo by Amelia Schafer, ICT/Rapid City Journal)

Former Oglala Sioux Tribe treasurer accused of theft

By Amelia Schafer

Nov 22, 2024

South Dakota to announce that Mohegan citizen Lynn Malerba will be the first Native American woman to serve as treasurer. Malerba will also lead the department's newly established Office of Tribal and Native Affairs. (Photo courtesy: Lynn Malerba)

The Wrap: Stories of the week

Nov 16, 2024

Gov. Kristi Noem speaks on May 17 in Pierre, South Dakota, during a press conference regarding cartel presence on tribal land and her being banned from eight reservations. (Photo by Amelia Schafer, ICT/Rapid City Journal)

South Dakota governor’s cabinet nomination raises tribal concerns

By Amelia Schafer

Nov 15, 2024

A man sits on a sidewalk near a Safeway store in Rapid City. (Rapid City Journal File Photo)

Bus vouchers for homeless cause concern in Rapid City

By Amelia Schafer

Nov 12, 2024

Rapid City Mayor Jason Salamun addresses the public on Nov. 4 regarding a barricade erected around the Memorial Park Bandshell. (Photo by Amelia Schafer, ICT/Rapid City Journal)

City barricades bandshell used to feed needy Native people

By Amelia Schafer

Nov 5, 2024

Some Iowans are pushing to further recognize the Blood Run National Historic Landmark in northwestern Iowa. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch)

Native American cultural site forgotten in Iowa, preserved in South Dakota

By Iowa Capital Dispatch

Oct 25, 2024

An Oglala Sioux Tribe Department of Corrections vehicle photographed on July 22, 2021. The department is responsible for managing the adult and juvenile correction systems on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. (Isaac Stone Simonelli / Howard Center for Investigative Journalism)

Man arrested after fire killed former tribal corrections officer

By Amelia Schafer

Oct 23, 2024

Andrew Cisneros (left), Felipa Mousseau (center) and Monique "Muffie" Mousseau stand outside the Pennington County Administration photo as they prepare to turn in over 100 voter registration forms. (Photo by Amelia Schafer, ICT/Rapid City.)

South Dakota Native voters gear up for election

By Amelia Schafer

Oct 23, 2024

The Oglala Sioux Tribe is the largest tribe in South Dakota. (Photo by Amelia Schafer, ICT/Rapid City Journal)

Former Oglala Sioux Tribe officer found guilty of sexual abuse

By Madison Willis

Oct 22, 2024

Inmates Rights

Corrections pledges to rebuild sweat lodges dismantled during prison lockdown

By South Dakota Searchlight

Oct 17, 2024

Kyle Mesteth teaches skateboarding on the Pine Ridge Reservation through his organization Ground Control and now the Pine Ridge Thorpes new skateboarding team. (Photo by Matt Gade, Rapid City Journal)

Bringing skateboarding to school

By Amelia Schafer

Oct 7, 2024

Mountain Bureau

TikTok social media app. (Photo by Indian Country Today)

Standing Rock Tribe is latest to sue social media companies

By South Dakota Searchlight

Oct 4, 2024

A sample of the homes being built at Keya Wakpala Woiċaġeyapi on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation. The project aims to construct hundreds of affordable, energy-efficient houses. (Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight)

Rosebud Tribe gets $12M to electrify and upgrade homes

By South Dakota Searchlight

Oct 4, 2024

Acres of pines cover hills in this aerial shot of the Black Hills National Forest. (Photo by Matt Gade, Rapid City Journal)

Oglala Sioux Tribe takes steps to protect Black Hills

By Amelia Schafer

Oct 4, 2024

Mountain Bureau

A couple stands overlooking NDN Collective's Wičaktepi Remembrance Garden in Rapid City. The garden was created to remember community members who died in fatal police-involved shootings in the city. (Photo by Amelia Schafer, ICT/Rapid City Journal)

Oglala Sioux Tribe asks feds to investigate law enforcement

By Amelia Schafer

Oct 2, 2024

Mountain Bureau

A group of protestors outside the Pennington County Administration Building on Nov. 21, 2023 called for the resignation of Pennington County State's Attorney Lara Roetzel, citing injustice towards Native Americans. (Photo by Matt Gade, Rapid City Journal)

County passes infant death case to other state’s attorney after protest

By Amelia Schafer and Madison Willis

Oct 2, 2024

Mountain Bureau

A young girl has her face painted during the Oyate Health Center five year anniversary celebration on Sept. 17 in Rapid City. (Photo by Amelia Schafer, ICT/Rapid City Journal)

Oyate Health says ‘wopila’ to the community with an afternoon of fun

By Amelia Schafer

Sep 21, 2024

“Banners on the south side of the National Museum of the American Indian. (Photo by Kadin Mills, ICT)

The Wrap: National Museum of the American Indian’s 20th anniversary

Sep 20, 2024

Members of the COUP Council pose for a photo following a Sept. 17 press conference on the He Sapa Voter Project in Rapid City. (Photo by Amelia Schafer, ICT/Rapid City Journal)

New initiative aims to increase the number of Native voters in South Dakota

By Amelia Schafer

Sep 20, 2024

The Oglala Sioux Tribe has been operating under a shelter at home ordinance since March 2020. (Photo by Mary Annette Pember)

Trial begins for former Oglala Sioux Tribe council member

By Amelia Schafer

Sep 12, 2024

Mountain Bureau

(Left to right) Sunny Red Bear, Nick Tilsen and Valeriah Big Eagle of NDN Collective address the Grand Gateway Hotel bankruptcy filing delaying a long-awaited civil rights trial. (Photo by Amelia Schafer, ICT/Rapid City Journal)

Hotel files bankruptcy, delaying civil rights lawsuit

By Amelia Schafer

Sep 10, 2024

Arthur "Art" Zimiga, 84, spoke at Prairie Edge in Rapid City on August 28 at the Wilderness Congress reception. (Photo by Amelia Schafer, ICT/Rapid City Journal)

World Wilderness Congress gives Indigenous leaders the microphone

By Amelia Schafer

Sep 4, 2024

Mountain Bureau

Crow Creek Sioux Tribe Chairman Peter Lengkeek takes media questions after a roundtable about public safety on tribal lands with Sen. Mike Rounds, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and other tribal leaders on Aug. 14, 2024, in Wagner. (Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight)

Crow Creek Sioux Tribe expands public safety partnership

By South Dakota Searchlight

Sep 3, 2024

A girl named Storm: An MMIP story

By Amelia Schafer

Sep 3, 2024

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