Native American News

A legislative push to place the Oceti Sakowin Essential Understandings, or OSEUs, in every South Dakota school has died on the Senate floor.

The House Ag and Natural Resources Committee passes a bill allowing state entities to cooperate with Native tribes’ livestock theft investigations.

A bill which would mandate the teaching of the Oceti Sakowin Essential Understandings, or OSEUs, has advanced from the Senate Education Committee.

U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds and Majority Leader John Thune introduce the Marcella LeBeau Recognition Act.

After nearly 50 years in federal prison, Leonard Peltier is free to go home.

With Monday marking President Donald Trumps second inauguration, tribal leaders are assessing what this means for their communities nationwide.

A flag representing the Flandreau Santee Tribe is being displayed in the Capitol rotunda following the tribe’s announcement it is lifting its ban against Gov. Kristi Noem. In a January 14 letter, President Anthony Reider said the Republican governor met one of their stipulations contained in the banishment resolution.

As Governor Kristi Noem is likely headed to Washington DC for a cabinet position, tribal leaders are calling for a reset in state-tribal relations.

Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Chairman J. Garrett Renville delivers the 2025 State of the Tribes address.

Rep. Dusty Johnson is reintroducing the Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act.