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Barbara Rose SwanDec 4, 1949 - Oct 29, 2025

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Mary Rose Crazy Thunder-Dillon, Wayankapi Win (See Her) and Tibloku Ota Win (Many Older Brothers), made her journey to the Spirit World on Thursday, Oct 23, 2025, at the Monument Health Hospital in Rapid City, South Dakota, surrounded by her loved ones. Mary Rose was born on Sept 20, 1935, in Hisle, South Dakota, to Emma (Black Hawk) Brave Hawk and Louis Crazy Thunder, later raised by her stepfather, Ben Brave Hawk. She was a proud member of the Oglala Lakota Nation and a fluent Lakota speaker. Mary Rose is survived by her children, Debra (Steve) Eagle Heart-Johnson, Emmaline Eagle...

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OCT 11, 1979 - OCT 25, 2025 Bernice Ellen Tail- Lone Elk was born on October 11, 1979 in Pine Ridge, SD to Donald Tail and Deloris Sierra. Bernice made her journey to the Spirit World on October 25, 2025 at the Monument Health Hospice Home in Rapid City, SD. Bernice is survived by her husband, Dennis Lone Elk of Rapid City, SD; her only daughter, Hailey Tail (Hunter Salway) of Rapid City, SD; hunka daughter Brandi Red Owl of Rapid City, SD; sons, Tristen Tail, Anthony Tail and Braxton Spotted Bear all of Rapid City, SD; her beloved grandsons,...

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Opinion. It’s an old complaint and one we hear sometimes at Native News Online: Journalists don’t report the good news enough. We understand the sentiment. Day after day, our inboxes and news feeds are filled with the familiar drumbeat of struggles across Indian Country. Out of a commitment to help improve Indigenous lives, we report on the devastating health disparities, the alarming rates of suicide, the systemic poverty rooted in historical trauma and broken treaties. It’s hard to ignore the gravity of these issues, and it is our job to report on them honestly. But in our relentless pursuit of...

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PINE RIDGE - The opening round of Regional 7A volleyball is set for Tuesday at Lakota Tech, Pine Ridge plays Little Wound’s, the winner plays #1 seed Winner on Thursday; Lakota Tech 30-12 plays St. Francis 10-21, the winner will play the Todd County 17-15 vs Mahpiya Luta 6-21 winner on Thursday. Teams winning their matches on Thursday move onto the SoDak 16 round on Tuesday, November 11 where the winners earn a trip to the State Volleyball tournament set for November 20-22 in Rapid City at the Monument. Region 7B opened Monday, Wall knocked off Crazy Horse 25-3, 25-11,...

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In a recent Rosebud tribal council meeting, SWA officials discussed increasing rent on Rosebud’s units, however no council action was taken on the SWA proposal. Listen to the discussion here https://tinyurl.com/3waedjv3 A brief summary of the discussion was: the current rental rates at Sicangu Wicoti Awayankape (SWA) charges tenants was approved in 2002, rent has not increased since. Some tenants have not paid rent for up to 10 years or more, one delinquency is ,000 owed in back rent. There are no current rates that are different for over income tenants at 80% to 100% by not charging more rent...

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Three Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health professors have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine, along with two colleagues from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Membership in the NAM, considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine, recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievements and commitment to service. The announcement was made during the NAM’s annual meeting in Washington, D.C., on October 20. This year’s class includes 100 new members. “We are proud to have three of our faculty recognized by the Academy for their groundbreaking and influential public...

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