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Track and field champion Jade Ecoffey and Indian law legend Mario Gonzales were among those honored for their contributions to the Oglala Sioux Tribe.
After a long process driven by youth, nine Lakota children who died at one of the most infamous institutions of the Indian boarding school era are finally returning home.
South Dakota has a long and troubled history of disenfranchising Native voters.
Tim Giago: The day Native people lost our independence (July 6, 2021)
There were no Native people seated at the table on July 4, 1776. 
A self-determination dispute at an Indian Health Service facility in South Dakota has come to an end.
House subcommittee sets hearing on facilities in Indian Country (June 15, 2021)
The House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States is getting back to work with a hearing on facilities in Indian Country. 
From the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota to Line 5 in Michigan, pipeline operators continue to skirt the law.
The Days of ’76 Parade and Rodeo has been growing over the years, and including Native culture is becoming more important in the celebration.
Lakota player lands spot on professional football team (May 18, 2021)
The unlikely journey for Teton Saltes, the New York Jets’ latest recruit, started as an afterthought. 
When Donna Gilbert asked me to be a part of her lawsuit, I immediately said yes. After having survived three other lawsuits, I should have been leery.
Tim Giago: A wacipi that hid many secrets (May 3, 2021)
Every Lakota knows where we have been and now we are struggling to find out where we are going. 
The American Jobs Plan promises to invest billions of dollars in tribal and Native communities. Learn whether the proposal will generate jobs and improve infrastructure in Indian Country.
Native Sun News Today: Native women seek federal judgeship (April 12, 2021)
Two Native lawyers with impressive resumes are seeking an appointment to the federal bench.
Tim Giago: Voter suppression on the Pine Ridge Reservation (April 12, 2021)
It is against the culture and the traditions of the Oglala Sioux Tribe to deny its own citizens equal protection under the law. 
“The acknowledgement of the suffering and abuse while honoring survivors’ resiliency is long overdue,” said South Dakota Rep. Peri Pourier, a citizen of the Oglala Sioux Tribe.
“I do this memorial in the Lakota way for my husband,” says Lula Red Cloud.
Tim Giago: We need a Native American on the federal judge’s bench (February 24, 2021)
As a Native American woman, Lakota lawyer Sara Boensch Collins will bring that special something to the federal bench that is, for the most part, non-existent. 
Indian Health Service announces ‘SAFE-IHS’ hotline to report abuse (February 16, 2021)
The Indian Health Service announced a hotline to accept reports of suspected child or sexual abuse following controversy involving a pediatrician who was convicted of crimes against young patients. 
Pine Ridge Reservation signs defaced with racist and anti-Semitic graffiti (February 3, 2021)
The leader of the Oglala Sioux Tribe is condemning racially charged vandalism of two welcome signs on the Pine Ridge Reservation. 
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (January 26, 2021)
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals hears arguments in Standing Rock Sioux Tribe v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, No, 20-5201, on November 4, 2020. 
A federal appeals court won’t stop oil from flowing through the Dakota Access Pipeline even though the government acted “unlawfully” in approving it.
Jim Kent: Sometimes the truth hurts in Indian Country (January 14, 2021)
People who think the world revolves around them do tend to expect everyone else to share their belief. 
Native Sun News Today Editorial: A month of tragedies for our people (December 23, 2020)
December has not been kind to the people of the Great Sioux Nation, but as survivors we continue to carry on our spirituality and traditions. 
Tim Giago: Will America ever own up to its sins at Wounded Knee? (December 21, 2020)
America has not apologized for the Wounded Knee Massacre and the Medal of Honor winners are still looked upon as heroes by the United States. 
Lakota leader Tom Poor Bear dies after battle with COVID-19 (December 17, 2020)
From advancing treaty rights to fighting the Keystone XL Pipeline, Tom Poor Bear dedicated his life to the Oglala Sioux Tribe. 
Tribes host Dr. Fauci as COVID-19 crisis continues in Indian Country (December 10, 2020)
Lakota leaders continue to see an increase of COVID-19 cases in their territory. 
The Trump administration has approved a controversial mining operation on Sioux Nation treaty territory in South Dakota.
Ivan Star Comes Out: Confronting racism and homelessness among our people (December 7, 2020)
Lakota people are falling through the cracks due to lack of understanding on all sides. 
Youth program on Pine Ridge Reservation suffers setback (December 7, 2020)
The Grinch came early this year, ransacking a popular youth program on the Pine Ridge Reservation and leaving some in the tribal community wondering who could be so heartless. 
Tim Giago: Singing the old Holy Rosary Mission fight song (November 30, 2020)
As often happens with boys from the Indian boarding schools, we shared a lot of memories, good and bad. 
‘They want to see change’: Voters of Oglala Sioux Tribe elect new leaders (November 11, 2020)
Kevin Killer, a former state lawmaker, and Alicia Mousseau, an expert in health and wellness issues, will be leading the Oglala Sioux Tribe. 
Ivan Star Comes Out: There are people with that feeling of Native kinship (November 10, 2020)
My childhood, adolescent, and war experiences led me to perceive the world as cruel and impersonal. 
Ivan Star Comes Out: Reservation government plagued by incompetence (October 29, 2020)
On and around the Pine Ridge Reservation, we cope endlessly with racial intolerance. 
Native Sun News Today: Tribes take steps to bridge digital divide (October 29, 2020)
“We’ll see in the coming years how this is going to change our communities,” said Ernest Weston Jr. of the Oglala Sioux Tribe Planning Office. 
Native volunteers set up tipi camp to help address homelessness (October 22, 2020)
Native people are trying to address homelessness in their community. A former cop who now serves as mayor is standing in their way. 
Ivan Star Comes Out: Our ancestors never surrendered as a sovereign nation (October 19, 2020)
As Lakota people, we struggle to experience even a fraction of what “white privilege” provides for the bigot in this country. 
Ivan Star Comes Out: We still don’t know how to govern ourselves (October 9, 2020)
We have living conditions that hinder our desire to be treated with dignity and to be governed equitably or even to be truly self-governing. 
Native Sun News Today: Tribes make final push for industrial hemp rule (October 7, 2020)
Comments are due on a final rule that tribes and their advocates say makes it more difficult for them to grow hemp on their homelands. 
Ivan Star Comes Out: Respecting the rights of all people (October 7, 2020)
We as Native people have a humongous task of relearning our cultural teachings. 
Native Sun News Today: Oglala Sioux Tribe heads into election season (October 5, 2020)
Voters of the Oglala Sioux Tribe have 11 presidential candidates to choose from, plus four running for vice president.
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