PORCUPINE BUTTE - On Monday, an engineering company out of Montana, a training crew made up of students and interested community members from Rosebud and Pine Ridge and representatives of Honor the Earth and Intertribal COUP started the task to put up KILI Radio's 65KW wind turbine just below Porc... More...

FORT YATES, N.D. - One of the fluent Lakota language speakers stated, "I am fluent in my language but no one has ever taught me how to teach my language." That has been the goal of the Lakota Summer Institute held at Sitting Bull College from June 2 to 20. More...

Dear Anna, Hello I hope when this letter reaches you, you are well and in high spirits. I'm not too sure on how to do this so I apologize for my disrespect. My name is - and I am a Lakota father of a beautiful little girl. I was born 7/7/76 and this nightmare began the morning of 9/11/04. On 2/1... More...

Obláye Ektá = On the Plains More...

Besides the print edition of the Lakota Country Times, we have always had a smaller online version of each weekly paper. Each week, we basically have created two editions, the print edition which is hand delivered and the online edition, which caters to our large local, regional and nation... More...

It finally is happening. The once-reluctant Navajo Nation is finally joining the ranks of the other 225 tribes in America and will open their first casino in October. More...

My dad, brother, and I took the kids fishing on Memorial Day. My brother bought Justice a pink Barbie fishing pole. It was cold and windy, not at all beautiful fishing weather. The dam, Whiteclay Dam was all polluted. The kids were teasing and laughing at how there was a naked Barbie fish, diap... More...

In Lakota culture, there used to be strict social control on friendships. There were friendships between men and the word used to describe this relationship is kola. There are several definitions of this word. More...

Cash Bingo Every Monday during the month of June and July at 6:30 p.m. at St. Agnes Church Hall in Manderson, sponsored by Kicking Bear Wacipi committee, More...

WANBLEE - Gladys M. Bettelyoun, 75, Wanblee, died Friday, June 20 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. Survivors include seven sons, Jed Bettelyoun, Larry Bettelyoun Sr. and Roger Bettelyoun, all of Wanblee; Frank Bettelyoun, Lewisburg, Pa., Ned Bettelyoun, Tuthill, John Bettelyoun, Rapid City, and Do... More...

BELLE FOURCHE - The Regional High School Rodeo was held in Custer on June 13, 2008 with several local youth moving on to the State High School Rodeo Finals in Belle Fourche. More...

NOTICE ~ NOTICE ~ As of March 17 2008 we began reconstructing our Shannon County roads. Construction will continue throughout the year 2008. PLEASE USE CAUTION when driving on our county roads as we have equipment working on them. More...