PINE RIDGE - It is official, it will be Russell Means against Theresa Two Bulls on Nov. 4 to see who will be the next president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe. After challenge votes were counted, Means finished with 933 votes to 804 for Two Bulls. Incumbent John Steele finished third with 721 votes, G... More...
RAPID CITY - Alyssa Alberts, Miss Indian Nations and Jennifer Mellette, Tasunke GliNaji Win, the new 2008 Miss He Sapa Win in Sunday's grand entry at the 22nd Annual HeSapa Wacipi held Oct. 10-12. NEXT WEEK: HeSapa Contest winners will be listed. PHOTO BY AMANDA TAKES WAR BONNETT More...
PINE RIDGE - On Monday, Oct. 6, in a special session of the OST Council in Pine Ridge, the tribe's legislative body voted 13-1 to appoint Rosalie Janis/Central, Bruce Whelan/Western and Cora Spotted Eagle/Eastern to the newly established three member board of trustees for the OST Department of Pub... More...
KYLE - Little Wound School in Kyle is conducting a board election in conjunction with the OST General Election on November 4 using the tribal polling places in Eagle Nest, Medicine Root, Pass Creek, LaCreek, Porcupine, Wakpamni and Wounded Knee Districts. More...
PORCUPINE - The Oglala Sioux Tribe Public Safety Communications Center in Porcupine received a national Bureau of Indian Affairs award for their services to the public on Oct. 8 at Las Vegas, Nev. During the National Native American Law Enforcement Association conference, the dispatch team was re... More...
Dear Anna, I have written to you different times but never mailed the letters. I have a few questions for you if you can give me some direction and advice, to start I went out one night and my boyfriend and I got in to a big fight, I don't remember some of the things that I said to him and other... More...
Dear Editor: Once again the Oglala Sioux Tribal Council is attempting to ram through a Secretarial Election, submitting 27 proposed amendments to our Constitution and By-Laws, without even one public hearing or any opportunity for the people to be involved. As evidenced by the extension (given by... More...
As I write this there are only three weeks left until Election Day. Native Americans by the thousands will, for the most part, go into the voting booth and cast their ballots for the candidates that are Democrats. In Election Day 2008 that is to be expected and the Democratic Party knows it. More...
For my kola and fellow Sicangu Lakota parent, Archie Little, it was a case of mistaken identity that should not have been. A couple of week ago, he responded to a knock at his door at the St. Francis senior citizen center. A police officer had come to inform him that his son had been a fatal... More...
Now that we are finished with the primary election of the Oglala Sioux Tribe we need to turn our attention to the General Election. The list of candidates is smaller and now ready for the scrutiny of our people. We have talked a little about leadership and how it affects our lives. We must now s... More...
South Dakota fall sports schedule High School boy's football-Friday, Oct. 17 Red Cloud at Little Wound 1pm, Bennett County at Todd County 7pm, St. Francis at Cheyenne Eagle Butte 6pm, Pine Ridge at Crow Creek; girl's volleyball-Thursday Oct. 16 Winner at Red Cloud, Friday Oct. 17 Pine Ridge at C... More...
RAPID CITY - Hope V. Amiotte, 89, Rapid City, died Friday, Oct. 10, 2008 at Rapid City Regional Hospital. She is survived by a daughter, Dolores (Marvin) Manley, Tucson, Ariz. More...
2007 LNI finalists earn top seeds for 2008 tournament
RAPID CITY - Last year's basketball season wrapped up with the state tournaments in mid March, then there was spring ball and then summer ball and now after resting August and September its time to look ahead to the 2008/09 basketball season. The Lakota nation did just that on Saturday, Oct. More...
MINUTES Shannon County Commissioners October 3, 2008 MINUTES The Shannon County Board of County Commissioners met in regular session on October 3rd, 2008. More...
We would like to wish a Happy Birthday to our little bundle of joy, Jeremiah Tashon Respects Nothing, who turns a BIG 1 this Saturday, 10-18 Seemed like yesterday you were wrapped in my arms the first time you came into the More...
RSS Feed
Family honors vet, 42 years after returning from Vietnam