South Dakota Focus

Robert Swaney-Bordeaux is a poet who spent almost all of his life disconnected from his cultural identity being Native American and a member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe.

Molly Weisgram, from Ft. Pierre, S.D., released The Other Side of Us: A Memoir of Trauma, Truth, and Transformation. The books is a powerful memoir about a family that faces a traumatic health crisis.

Routt came down with symptoms in January 2020, before the virus had triggered a pandemic. Late last year he was sick again – and tested positive. It was a mild case—he lost his sense of taste and smell. Then, Routt caught the coronavirus again in late July.

Wind Cave National Park shares a northern border with Custer State Park in the Black Hills. Visitors can see bison and pronghorn while traversing scenery ranging from flat prairies to forested mountains and canyons.The Beaver Creek Bridge provides an essential link between the parks across a steep canyon.

When Oren Lesmeister, of Parade, reaches down for a fist full of light-brown grass a dry clump of dirt easily comes up with it.

In The Moment … July 2, 2020 Show 851 Hour 2SDPB's Kevin Woster contemplates the message of music and the role of religion in seeking justice on his blog…

In The Moment … June 11, 2020 Show 836 Hour 2We're continuing our conversation about the meat supply chain on this evening's South Dakota Focus. The…

In this week's Arts & Lifestyle Podcast, we spend an hour talking with South Dakota faith leaders about how the killings of people of color has launched…

In The Moment ... April 30, 2020 Show 807 Hour 1For many of us, living during a pandemic has become an act of courage and an exercise in reevaluation. We…

In The Moment ... April 28, 2020 Show 806 Hour 2Sue Monk Kidd's latest book tells the story of a woman named Ana. She lives in the first century in a…