State opposes class-action motion in voting suit
     SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - The state attorney general's office has asked a federal judge not to expand a voting rights lawsuit into a class-action one on behalf of American Indians in South Dakota.
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Local Assistance Available to Taxpayers call Toll Free 1-800-829-1040
     Washington, DC—As tax season continues, U.S. Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD) announced that assistance is available at locations throughout the state to help South Dakotans prepare and file their yearly income tax returns. A special tollfree number and website have been created by the IRS to help taxpayers find local resources and information on the documents needed to file their return.
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National Archery in Schools Program
By Arlo Iron Cloud and Joni Tobacco
      In addition to the usual activities that make the Lakota Nation Invitational the biggest winter event in which the Oglala Lakota participate, was the training involving bows and arrows. This year’s training was co-hosted by a program titled “National Archery in Schools Program (NASP)” and the South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks.
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REZ SNAPSHOTS
New ideas & new development
Photos by Connie Louise Smith
     New Pine Ridge Area Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center - Kyle
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Group seeks designation of Sacred Landscape
“Promotes Okawita Paha National Monument in the Black Hills”
      American nations from North America. The sacred peak, Opahata I, also known as Harney Peak, is considered to be the “center of all that is” to many Native American nations. The surrounding Okawita Paha area, literally “Gathering Place”, is considered a sacred landscape that was used for thousands of years in traditional Native American spiritual and cultural practices.
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Correctional Officer Rae Takes War Bonnett Pine Ridge Jail
By Roseanna Renaud Times Correspondent
      After serving five years with OSTDPS as a Correctional Officer,Rae Takes War Bonnet firmly believes that women are a significant asset in the field of law enforcement. With encouragement from cousin Lana Whirlwind Horse, a former Correctional Officer,Rae began work at the Kiyuksa Otipi Juvenile Detention Center in Kyle in 2005.
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Tragedy strikes one more time on a road traveled by people from many communities
By Jodi Richards, AHS Middle School Principal
      On Tuesday, February 9th with temperatures well below normal, community members from the Pass Creek and La Creek Districts began a journey of remembrance and sorrow. Community members gathered at the tragic site where American Horse School Board Member and La Creek Resident Charles Bettelyoun met his untimely death on what is possibly the most dangerous road in Bennett County.
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AHS Middle School Students “Race” with Gear-Up Science Activities
By Jodi Richards, AHS Gear Up Coordinator
      ALLEN - Misty Mousseaux, Gear-Up Out Reach Program Coordinator, and Leslie Heathershaw, Gear Up Accounts Management, arrived on a bright and crisp Wednesday morning in February to provide an enriching day of science activities.
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Census in Schools Activities
Teaches Students Importance of Census
By Emily Bull Bear
      Wounded Knee District School 7th & 8th grade class participated in a Census in School activity with EBB Tribal Partnership Assistant. The theme of the 2010 Census is "It's in our hands". The activity involved facts about the 2000 Census, why and how the Census is conducted, and overview of the sample questionnaire.
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