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A Long Journey From Pine Ridge
Having finagled my way onto the floor of Invesco Field, I watched the address by Barack Obama with the South Dakota delegation, seated just to the right of the stage.
Oglala tribal leaders thank RC cops for support
Ron Duke, an Oglala Sioux Tribe Council member and the chairman of the judiciary, left, and OST Captain of Police Milton Bianas, far right, present Rapid City Police Chief Steve Allender, left, Capt.
BIA agent: Tribe capable of running its own police department
The special agent in charge of supplemental law enforcement efforts on Pine Ridge Indian Reservation says the Oglala Sioux Tribe is capable of running its own police department, with assistance from the Bureau ...
BIA Gives Pine Ridge Police Force For 30 Days
The Bureau of Indian Affairs says it's giving the police department on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation 30 days before deciding whether to take over law enforcement.
Mni Wiconi water reaching Pine Ridge reservation
The giant Mni Wiconi water project will reduce chronic health problems linked to contaminated water on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, officials said Wednesday in a ceremony marking a milestone in the ...
Major Milestone For Mni Wiconi
Government officials and members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe are gathering this morning for a ceremony marking the first time the giant Mni Wiconi water project has delivered Missouri River water to the Pine ...
My Take - People of Pine Ridge need help
Myself and a small group from my church recently returned from a week-long trip.
OST council to meet to discuss police walkout
The Oglala Sioux Tribal Council will meet Thursday, Aug. 14, to address the resignation of police officers and other public-safety issues on the reservation.
Oglala Sioux Tribal Police dispute continues
It started more than eight months ago, when a new interim chief was picked to run the Oglala Sioux Tribal Police force.
Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson says the U.S. needs to treat the current energy crisis with the same conviction we had when we put a man on the moon.
The U.S. Forest Service has released a new prairie dog management plan for federal grasslands in South Dakota and Nebraska.
The Capital Journal - Pierre, SD
Bill may help with crime on reservations
By David Montgomery Capital Journal Staff Published/Last Modified on Wednesday, Aug 13, 2008 - 09:42:13 am CDT FORT PIERRE - The statistics are stark: in Indian Country, violent crime rates in some communities ...
BIA shuts 'unsafe' jail in Pine Ridge
In yet another sign of problems facing the criminal justice system on Native American lands, the Bureau of Indian Affairs has closed its jail in Pine Ridge because of deteriorating conditions that officials say ...
Tribe may gain control of South Unit of Badlands
The north end of this national park bustles with roughly a million tourists a year who pull over to view and photograph the majestic canyons, spires and tables, hike the trails and learn about fossils.
Venezuela officials to visit Pine Ridge
An official from Venezuela will visit Pine Ridge Indian Reservation on Thursday, along with a small delegation from the South American nation's oil company, CITGO.
Ex-Pine Ridge councilman to be sentenced for drugs
A former Pine Ridge tribal councilman is scheduled to be sentenced next month in New Mexico for a drug conviction.
Longtime Lakota leader to speak at Crazy Horse Memorial July 24
CRAZY HORSE MEMORIAL Wilbur Between Lodges will provide a lecture entitled "Lakota History, Culture, & Song" at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 24, during the free Thursday Night Summer Performance & Lecture Series held ...
Widow wants answers in train death
This is what the family of Marcus RedBear knows: He died on May 31, struck by a CSX train or maybe two, around a bend of railroad tracks in East Nashville.
The Crazy Horse Memorial: Larger Than Life in South Dakota
Crazy Horse's face is the first identifiable part of the gigantic sculpture to emerge from the granite.
The following statement from Leonard Peltier was read at the Oglala Commemoration.