In my family, there are nieces, nephews, and cousins who are Lakota and Black, Ojibwe and White, Diné and Black. But what does it mean to be Native when you're not full-blooded? It's a question many people wrestle with— one that goes beyond identity, touching the future of Tribal Nations. Virgil Elizondo, in “The Future Is Mestizo,” writes that racial and cultural mixture— mestizaje—is not loss but an act of creation. Mixture brings complexity, he argues, and opens space for renewal. Mixture isn’t dilution, but emergence. It’s a softening of old boundaries where something wholly new can be born. That...

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AUG 24, 1992 - AUG 31, 2025 Anpetu Kinyan Win was born on August 24, 1992 in Rapid City, SD to Gayla and Cy Black Horn. Anpetu Kinyan Win made her journey to the Spirit World on Aug 31, 2025 at the Dakotabilities in Sioux Falls, SD. Anpetu Kinyan Win is survived by her parents, Gayla & Cy Black Horn; sisters, Cassandra Black Horn and Chyler Weston; brothers, Michael Weston, Mato Black Horn, and Cetan Black Horn; aunts, Tlana Steele and Xochilt Martinez; uncles, Gordon Weston, Lyle Weston, and Reuben Weston; hunka uncle, Richard Laughter; nieces & nephews, Melody Weston,...

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RAPID CITY, South Dakota – Like many other nonprofit organizations across Indian Country, the Rapid City-based NDN Collective has taken a major blow in funding. Despite these setbacks, it isn’t going anywhere, said founder Nick Tilsen. “I think that the powers that be would love for an NDN Collective to go away,” Tilsen said. “But we’re not going anywhere. … We have a role, and we’re gonna live out that role, and we’re gonna be here for a long time to come in this formation because it’s required for us, and we see that, and we are stepping into that...

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There are more workshops that will be available to the public and local native artists at the Oglala Lakota Artspace. The Artspace is a nonprofit real estate organization specializing in creating, owning, and operating affordable spaces for artists, creators and creative entrepreneurs. These spaces include workforce housing, live/work apartments for artists and their families, working artist studios, arts centers, space for arts-friendly businesses, and other projects. The mission for the Lakota Artspace is to create, foster, and preserve affordable & sustainable housing and workspace for artists, entrepreneurs, and the creative work force. The Oglala Lakota Artspace (OLA) is an arts...

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Oglala Lakota County School District Board Member Angie Eagle Bull was honored by Associated School Boards of South Dakota with the Distinguished Service Award, which honors school board members for reaching milestone years in their service on their local school board. The start of the 2025- 26 school year marked Angie’s 20th year serving on the Oglala Lakota County School District School Board. “Angie’s years of service on their local school board is an exemplary display of dedication to the students, staff members and community,” ASBSD Executive Director Heath Larson said. “We’re pleased to have the chance to recognize Angie’s...

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Opinion. The National Museum of the American Indian — with locations in New York City and Washington, D.C. — is one of eight Smithsonian institutions under audit in accordance with President Donald Trump’s Executive Order 14253, Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History. The directive came from the White House last month in a letter to Smithsonian Institution Secretary Lonnie G. Brunch III that demanded a full audit of content — from exhibit texts and online materials to curatorial process documents and grant records. This entire process represents an effort to sanitize history by emphasizing only the positive events while...

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MISSION/ EAGLE BUTTE - Mahpiya Luta opened their 2025 season with two games on the road, last week they knocked off Pine Ridge then traveled to Eagle Butte and put together another road win, 30-6 over CEB. Todd County, on the other hand opened the season with back to back home games, defeating Lower Brule the first week and holding on for a 44-20 win over visiting Little Wound. Winnebago made it two victories in a row as the Indians defeated Pine Ridge 56-6. On Thursday night in Mission, Little Wound went up quickly, Little Wound’s senior quarterback Riley Casey...

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AUG 7, 1972-AUG15, 2025 "Anpo Luta Wicahpi" Martin Albert Pilcher, 53, of Chadron, Nebraska, began his journey to the Spirit World on Aug 15, 2025 at the Monument Health Hospital in Rapid City, SD. He was born on Aug 7, 1972 in Pine Ridge, SD to Jody Brewer and Sonny Pilcher. Martin is survived by his parents, Jody and Sonny; his devoted wife, Rhiannon; children, Tayler, Martin Jr., and Trey; daughter-in-law, Brittany Kouba; grandsons, Asher, Mateo, and Emmett; and siblings, Dena, Gena, Lyle, Bobby, Jimmy, Tara, Julian, and Jared. He is also survived by many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews,...

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