1975 AIM trial set for May in Rapid City
By Carson Walker Associated Press Writer
      SIOUX FALLS (AP) - An oft-delayed trial has been rescheduled for two men charged with the 1975 killing of a fellow American Indian Movement activist. John Graham and Richard Marshall were set to stand trial last week in Rapid City on charges they committed or aided and abetted the first-degree murder of Annie Mae Aquash on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
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Supreme Court hearing denied in killing of eagle by Northern Arapaho
By Archie B. Beauvais Special to the Times
      WASHINGTON, DC - In a case that could have far reaching implications for American Indian religious freedom the U. S. Supreme Court denied a hearing for a Northern Arapaho man who reportedly admitted to killing a bald eagle on the Wind River reservation in Wyoming for a 2005 sun dance.
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Cante Wanjila serves as liaison for inmates
Presently there are seven prisons in the state with 901 Native inmates, 239 are Oglala Lakota and there are over 100 first time offenders in the state Unified Judiciary System
By Michelle Tyon Director of Cante Wanjila
      I have been the liaison for the tribe and the Department of Correction for three years. Prior to my appointment in 2006 by the OST White Plume Administration and approved by the DOC there has not been a liaison for the Oglala Sioux Tribe for three years, and there has not been very much dialogue between the Department of Corrections and the tribe.
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Journalist to discuss AIM legacy at Chadron State
      CHADRON, NEB. — Journalist Stew Magnuson will return to the Nebraska Panhandle in April to discuss his controversial book, The Death of Raymond Yellow Thunder: And Other True Stories from the Nebraska-Pine Ridge Border Towns.
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Alltel sale leaves South Dakota, Pine Ridge Reservation up in the air
"Our original goal was to provide cell phone, internet and everything wireless to tribal members across the reservation at the most economical price," said Red Cloud
By Tom Crash Times Correspondent
      NEW YORK CITY - On Dec. 31 the sale of Alltel to Verizon Wireless became final as the FCC approved the sale that made Verizon the largest mobile phone company in the country with over 80 million customers and threw Alltel customers in North and South Dakota and parts of Wyoming and Nebraska in a wireless no man's land.
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Treaty council meeting emphasized solidarity
"Solidarity" is defined as, "…an entire union or consolidation of interests and responsibilities; fellowship; community…"
By Natalie Hand Special to the Times
      MANDERSON — The Oglala Oyate gathered in Manderson for the latest in a series of Teton Oglala Ospaye Omniciye, being sponsored by the Oglala Delegation of the Black Hills Sioux Nation Treaty Council. Eyapaha Alex White Plume emphasized the need for the Oyate to come together in solidarity.
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American Horse School 21st Century Spring Trip
      Journey Museum } } Peppy's Pizza } School of Mines Museum
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Martin Grade School Spelling Bee
      First Grade: Cloe Risse, Rebecca Reiser, Lily Alexander Second Grade: Cameron York, Erica Bakley, Laura Bergman Third Grade: Tate Risse, Brendan Kamerzell, Jeryn Robinson Fourth Grade: Desiree Pingol, Jefferson LeNoir,
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WATER AND WASTE TREATMENT UPGRADE FOR PINE RIDGE
$4 Million Invested in Tribe's Sewer System
      Pine Ridge- Officials from the USDA Rural Development, Oglala Sioux Tribe, and Indian Health Service gathered in Pine Ridge last month for the final inspection on the Oglala Sioux Tribe - Pine Ridge Wastewater Treatment Facility and Wetlands.
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Millions awarded OST and RST in Housing block grants
      WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, Rep. Herseth Sandlin announced that several tribes in South Dakota have been awarded nearly $12.4 million in grants as part of the Recovery and Reinvestment Act Indian Housing Block Grant Program.
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