Pine Ridge, South Dakota

Months before the Rapid City demonstrations, city leaders and others were already organizing a tour of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Though many people make the 80-mile drive from Pine Ridge to Rapid City on a weekly basis, the same often isn't true for citizens of Rapid City. The tour was intended as the first step toward better relations between the two communities.

In a new episode, elders remember land lost to "the bombing range," a 341,726 acre portion of the Pine Ridge Reservation that was seized by the Department of the Army during World War II.

Mniluzahan Okolakiciyapi Ambassadors worked with leadership of the Red Cloud Indian School to provide Rapid City leadership a tour of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.

The Oglala Lakota Artspace building was completed in Kyle, South Dakota, in 2021. Since its construction the building has become an environment where artists in the Pine Ridge Reservation can learn, share and grow their businesses.

Lakota people are telling their own stories and preserving knowledge for future generations in a ground-breaking new project.The "Heart of All: Oral History Project" is a seven-part audio series exploring some of the most important stories and events of the Lakota people. The project, created by students at Little Wound School with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities documents the memories and stories of elders on a large scale.

The Oglala Sioux Tribe will soon receive a machine to help residents gain access to clean water. Watergen’s GEN-M device pulls humidity from the air and filters it. Depending on the climate, it can generate up to 233 gallons per day.

Lakota Tech made history this past weekend as the first all-Native cheer or dance team to compete at the state competition in South Dakota.

Lakota Tech has made history by becoming the first all-native cheer or dance team in South Dakota to compete at the state championships competition.

The Indian Health Service initiated an emergency takeover of the Oglala Sioux Tribe's ambulance service after finding "an immediate threat of imminent harm to the safety of" patients.

Pine Ridge native Teton Saltes is hoping to hear his name called during the 2021 National Football League draft next week.