July 2, 1990 - June 28, 2025 Vevina Tressa Kaline was born on July 2, 1990, in Sheridan, Wyoming to Burt Kaline Medicine Bull and Martyna White Hawk. Teressa made her journey to the Spirit World on June 28, 2025, in Manderson, SD. Teressa is survived by her daughter Layla Twiss; mother Martyna White Hawk; father Burt Kaline-Medicine Bull; brothers Noble Kaline, Leonard Yankton, Gene Kaline; sisters Kyt Kaline, Meghan Kaline, Lynette Kaline Two Moons, Lori Kaline, Veronica Stange and Grandmother Bernice White Hawk. Teressa was preceded in death by her grandparents Burt and Ellen Medicine Bull; Grandpa Eugene White...

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SAINT PAUL – The Bush Foundation announced the 2025 Bush Fellows—individuals whose bold vision and leadership are shaping communities in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and the 23 Native nations that share the same geography. Fellows are working on a wide range of issues such as decreasing stigma and increasing supports for people with autism, advocating for the rights and needs of amputees, providing doula care to people with cancer and building low-cost housing that considers our changing climate and environment. They all have plans to help them think bigger and think differently about what is possible, including learning from...

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NORTH PLATTE - After graduating from Mahpiya Luta high school in May of 2024, Esperanza Mendoza Rama enrolled at North Platte community college; a year later, she has completed her first year of college courses, finished a year of college golf and is now preparing for her second year at North Platte. Transition to college courses was a challenge, sure, I look back at high school and feel I could have done better, stated Mendoza-Rama, it’s a small college, good connections to teachers, I was ready for the challenge, tutors were available, helpful, one of my tutors had tutored my...

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American exceptionalism is the idea that American society is not just different, but better— that its values of liberty, democracy, and freedom are superior to other nations. It’s the belief that America is the “shining city on a hill,” a beacon of hope and moral clarity. But how often are we taught about American society’s true foundations? I don’t mean abstract ideals or lofty aspirations. I’m referring to America’s material foundations—the land, labor, and bodies—that made this country possible in the first place. Because American society, especially its early economic development, was fundamentally built on two pillars—Indigenous land and Black...

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DEC 20, 1943 - JUNE 25, 2025 Josephine Rose Kills Enemy was born on December 20, 1943 in Manderson, SD to Joseph Crazy Thunder and Agnes Kills Enemy. Josephine made her journey to the Spirit World on June 25, 2025 in Pierre, SD. Josephine is survived by her children, Franklin Black Tail Deer, Elroy Black Tail Deer, Bryan Black Tail Deer, Mari Black Horn, and Lucy Black Tail Deer; sister, Patricia Crazy Thunder; grandchildren, Vern Cross, April Cross, Aloysius Cross, Nicole Black Horn, Michella Comanda, Baby Boy Comanda, and Kateri Black Bear; great grandchildren, Gabriel Vassar, Shay Rose Cross, Ava...

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Federal data show roughly 75,000 South Dakota households rely on SNAP benefits to put food on the table and hunger-fighting groups paint a troubling picture if Congress goes through with big program cuts. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, once known as food stamps, faces a possible downsizing in the budget reconciliation bill now in the Senate. It has already cleared the House. Relief organizations say cuts proposed along the way could take away enough food for more than 9 billion meals on average every year. Lori Dykstra, CEO of Feeding South Dakota, said it would be harder for her network...

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Leslie Zimiga of Buche Foods in Pine Ridge, SD, received a Core Value of the Week Honorable Mention for her outstanding contributions. Leslie's infectious smile brightens our store, and her remarkable adaptability in assisting customers, transitioning between departments, or managing the General Merchandise section turns everyday tasks into exceptional service!

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WALTHILL, Neb. (KTIV) - A WWII veteran from Walthill, Nebraska, was recognized for his time in the service on Thursday, June 26. The late Hollis D. Stabler, was a member of the Umonhon or Omaha Tribe of Nebraska and a World War II Ranger. His family will receive a Congressional Gold Medal on his behalf. The medal will be given as a way to recognize Stabler and other United States Army Ranger Veterans. Stabler passed away in 2007 at the age of 89, according to the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska. Stabler’s daughter, Wehnona, and other tribal veterans will attend the...

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Akiing, the land to which I belong. That’s how I feel about this land. It turns out that I am a patriot to a land, not a flag, and yet some of the basic principles that the U.S. was founded upon resonate with me. Those principles are about dignity, respect, having a voice, being fair. Those are all the constitutional principles of American Democracy. America didn’t discover representational democracy, they learned it from the Iroquois confederacy, which had put aside the weapons of war and made great peace. Iroquois territory spanned upstate New York, Pennsylvania, into Ontario and more. A...

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