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Indigenous Peoples’ Day celebrations unite generations
Rapid City celebrated Indigenous Peoples' Day with a march and several concerts downtown
Amelia Schafer / Rapid City Journal + ICT
South Dakota governor seeks audits of tribes
Days after Justice Department boosted resources for tribe, Kristi Noem called for more public funds for tribes, as well as audits of federal funding to tribes
Joshua Haiar / South Dakota Searchlight VIA ICT
Indigenous content creator represents his people
Chante’ Reddest has been educating his social media followers on Dakota history for the last few years and recently done so on one of the largest stages
Kalle Benallie / ICT
School superintendent fired after racist comments
A South Dakota Superintendent has been fired over racist comments aimed at Native American students made in an Office of Civil Rights Report
Amelia Schafer / Rapid City Journal + ICT
Relatives mourn fatal shooting of man who intervened in clash during iconic Oglala Nation powwow
Talli Nauman
Superintendent placed on leave following offensive comments
Rapid City Area School Board reprimanded the superintendent for comments made in the Office of Civil Rights Resolution Letter
Amelia Schafer / ICT + Rapid City Journal
Access to health care limited in rural and reservation areas
A weekslong investigation revealed numerous barriers that are leading to increased illness and higher mortality rates. This is the first of a two-part series
Bart Pfankuch / South Dakota News Watch
Tribe will not attend governor’s public safety summit
The Oglala Sioux Tribe expressed frustrations over South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s upcoming Tribal Public Safety Crisis Summit and asked that she focus on crime within her jurisdiction
Amelia Schafer / ICT + Rapid City Journal
South Dakota Board of Regents clamp down on use of tribal affiliations in email signatures
‘I am saddened that the BOR [Board of Regents] continues the erasure of Native people in the state of South Dakota’
Renata Birkenbuel / ICT
Rapid City schools see record number of Native graduates
The number of Native graduates in the Rapid City area is set to increase by 150, setting a new district record
Amelia Schafer / ICT + Rapid City Journal