Oglala Sioux Tribe

At the recent Black Hills Tourism conference, a leader of the Pine Ridge Chamber of Commerce was named the winner of the tourism pioneer award. He said tourism can be a meaningful driver for tribal economies.

Tribal leaders want more than conversation from elected officials. The request for action comes after meeting with the U.S. Attorney General and U.S. Senator Mike Rounds to discuss public safety challenges facing the tribes.

A Rapid City-based clinic for Native women is reopening its doors after not seeing patients for nearly a year and a half.

Nine of South Dakota’s tribal leaders meet with the United States Attorney General along with U.S. Senator Mike Rounds to discuss law enforcement and public safety issues plaguing tribal land.

One person is dead and another in custody after a weekend shooting at Oglala Nation Wacipi.

The Rapid City-based artist talks about his time as the 2024 artist in residence at the Sanford Underground Research Facility.

New details are emerging about the Native Women’s Health Clinic in Rapid City. That program has not seen any patients since April of 2023.

At least one western South Dakota tribe is pulling its share of funding from a clinic meant to provide women’s health services for enrolled members living in Rapid City.

Supporters of Leonard Peltier calling for his release spent the parole hearing outlining his reentry plan and what his release would mean for Indian country. The parole board is expected to decide by early July.

Many advocates are calling for the release of 79-year-old Leonard Peltier from federal prison. Peltier, who had a parole hearing Monday, has spent most of his life in federal prison.