Racing Magpie 2026 Spring Sinew Fund recipients
Racing Magpie has selected the recipients for the Spring 2026 Sinew Fund. Three collaborative grants have been selected and received...
AHS Spring Art Contest Winners
A HUGE congratulations to our 3 artists that made a submission to the Mitakuye Foundation Spring Art Contest. They were...
Water worries Billions needed to keep South Dakota taps flowing
Compared to several states to the west, South Dakota is not even in the conversation of places in danger of...
Fire Thunder’s impact based on her ability to relate
MARTIN - On Sunday, Mother’s Day, May 10, Mahpiya Luta Studio launched a podcast Stories of Lakota Elders; the first...
Pe’ Sla Protectors Win Drilling Withdrawn
Rapid City, SD – Today, NDN Collective was notified that Pete Lien & Sons sent a letter to the United...
Bookmobile Delivers Free Books
CHAMBERLAIN, S.D. — St. Joseph’s Indian School will once again hit the road this summer, bringing free books and literacy...
BLM revokes grazing permits for 900 Bison
American Prairie CEO Alison Fox said the U.S. Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) new proposal is an "unprecedented reversal" The...
How the Rush to Mine the Metal of the Future Echoes America’s Colonial Past
BLACK HILLS, S.D.—Trina Lone Hill wasn’t surprised that mining companies had found lithium in South Dakota’s Black Hills. Gold and...
It’s the Climate Stupid
Back in the Clinton administration, James Carville came up with the mantra “It’s the Economy Stupid” to summarize the basic...
Lakota Tech, Mahpiya Luta golf teams head to home stretch
PINE RIDGE/WOLF CREEK - Lakota Tech had three golf tournaments last week, are set to compete in the LNI Tournament...
SDHSCA names Mahpiya Luta’s Rama coach of the year
SIOUX FALLS - The South Dakota High School Coaches Association has named Mahpiya Luta head girls basketball coach Matt Rama...
Digital Gold Rush
The frontier moved. It’s not solely in the dirt of the Black Hills anymore. Now it’s in the circuits of...
Honoring Native Mothers: Our First Teachers
This Mother’s Day, Native News Online honors Native mothers — the life-givers, the culture-keepers, the women whose strength holds our...
Modern Manifestations of Polite Colonialism
The ancestors knew the face of colonialism. It wore a dusty blue coat, smelled of gunpowder, and spoke the deceptive...
Pe’Sla Sacred Ground, Not Mining Ground
ROSEBUD, S.D. — As a member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe and a State Representative for District 26A, I am...
The Kids Are Taking Notes
A small hand reaches for a spoon and lifts it toward a mouth with a clumsy, familiar arc. It’s your...
LEATRICE “CHICK” THELMA BIG CROW
DEC 19,1948-APRIL 19,2026 The family of Leatrice “Chick” Thelma Big Crow is saddened to announce the passing of our beloved,...
EUGENE FRANCIS CLIFFORD, JR.
APR 9, 1953 - APR 25, 2026 Eugene F Clifford Jr was born April 9, 1953 in Rockyford, South Dakota...
DANIEL “QUINCY” DAVID WOUNDED ARROW
APR 27, 1966-APR 20, 2026 Daniel David Wounded Arrow was born on April 27, 1966 in Pine Ridge, SD to...
TIMOTHY TITUS WHITE FACE
JUL 28, 1959 - APR 19, 2026 The family of Timothy Titus White Face “Oyate Wawokiye Mani” is saddened to...
MICHAEL JEFFREY WRIGHT
FEB 3, 1993 - APR 18, 2026 "Wi Mahel Iayaya" Michael Jeffrey Wright, “Wi Mahel Iayaya”, was born on February...
