JUN 2,1958-APR 10,2025 Manuel Lewis, Sr., was born on June 2, 1958, in Okmulgee, Oklahoma to Samuel Lewis, Sr, and Georgia A. Riley-Lewis. Manuel made his journey to the Spirit World on April 10, 2025 at his home in Pine Ridge, SD. Manuel, Sr. is survived by his children, Manuel W. Lewis, Jr., Rebecca (Wes) Lewis Cottier, Lawrence James Lewis, Jesse D. Goings, GayLynn (Tyler) Lewis-Rowland, and Quintana Iron Bull; stepchildren, Jerome, LaKita, Raymond, Stacy, and LaKayla Bissonette; grandchildren, Brandon (Sadie) Briseno, Jr., Brianna L Briseno, Jocelyn Archuleta, Joyce Lynn Archuleta, DaNika and Diondra Lewis, Madison and Sammy Cottier, JeMaia...

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MAY 4, 1996 - APRIL 9, 2025 Emery Gilbert Little Thunder was born on May 4, 1996, in Rapid City, SD to Ronald Wesley Little Thunder and Rosalie Red Elk. Emery made his journey to the Spirit World on April 9, 2025 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Emery is survived by his aunts, Beverly Little Thunder and Darlene Allard; uncles, Sevart Standing Bear, Jr., Ernest, Calvin and Howard Red Elk, and Blaine Little Thunder & Family; sisters, Jenny (Mike) Little Thunder-Duty, Desirae (Dalton) Campbell, Veronica Little Thunder, and Becky Gibson; brothers, Jason Little Thunder, David Little Thunder, Tristan Two Eagle, and James...

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OGLALA/ALLEN – OST March regular session was hosted by American Horse School in Allen, the issue of banishments was presented and the council voted to banish 12 individuals including 1)Shawna R. Brewer five years 18-1-1, 2) Beau Imitates Dog for five years 16-1-3, 3)Frank Milk five years 16-1-3, 4)Joshua Black Feather five years 15-1-3, 5)Lynette O’Rourke seven years 15-1-1-2, 6) Shaina Phelps five years 17-1-1-1, 7)Thomas High Hawk five years 16-1-2-2, 8)Markus Pawnee Leggings five years 17-1-1-1, 9)Alec Respects Nothing five years 17-1-1-1, 10) Ryan Waters five years 16-1-1-2, 11)Melvin Rico Brewer five years 10- 8-1, 12)Sequoyah West seven years...

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South Dakota Scholastic Chess Tournament Results. Congratulations St. Francis Elementary, Middle School and High School Chess Teams. K-3 Team - ChampionMembers:Kiara Medicine BlanketWakinyan O’RourkeElias White HatKyle Horse LookingKyrie Horse Looking3 points awardeesKyle Horse LookingKyrie Horse LookingK-5 Team - ChampionMembers:Aevan MalabananKarter Medicine BlanketAthena MagnoKodie Red FeatherJaydon ScottAmera CordierMyla Stone D Allen YoungPeyton ChekpaRich MalabananMiddle School Participants Eric Yankton Jr.Jermaine Magsumbol Kolton WittJoel YoungRaymond Long IIIKaine Little BearYanis Maynard Nietes Zed Karsten Del Rosario D’Angelo YoungAntarion Crow Eagle Steve WittMiddle School 3points awardeeJermaine Magsumbol K-12 Team - Champion Participants:Darrian McKinneyWahokiza BrokenRopeCarmelo MakesRoom For ThemAndrew LundermanAkicita Left HandBullGabriel Gatilogo3.5 and Higher AwardeeGabriel Gatilogo...

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It’s been fifty years since Congress passed this legislation which started on the Senate side under the leadership of Senator Abourezk and completed by his colleagues.” The 1975 Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, Pub. L. 93-638, gave Indian tribes the authority to contract with the Federal government to operate programs serving their tribal members and other eligible persons”. In 1977 the community of Medicine Root District was the second school on the Pine Ridge Reservation to take over the operation of the school from the BIA and it’s been 48 years and today we Little Wound School Board members...

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A 49-year survivor of incarceration within the United States prison system, Leonard Peltier (Ojibwe/Lakota), 80, is the most iconic Native American elder in Indian Country. Peltier arrived home at the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation on February 18 to a thunderous crowd of family, friends, and well-wishers who gathered as he crossed the reservation line. After being wrongfully convicted of killing two FBI agents in June 1975, Peltier was granted clemency by President Joe Biden just before leaving office. He is now in home confinement for the rest of his life. This past week, Shane Balkowitsch of Bismarck, North Dakota, who...

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RAPID CITY - Following concerns about the officiating during the State A girls high school basketball championship game between SF Christian and Mahpiya Luta last month in Spearfish, a meeting was hosted in Kyle at Little Wound School to discuss options available to level the playing field when it comes to officiating school sporting events in South Dakota. On a different but similar tack, three current Native American officials have started pre- liminary discussions about forming a Native American officials organization here in South Dakota. Those coming together for the meeting at Little Wound School on Thursday, March 27 included...

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Traffic Stop is nonprofit created by cofounders Stacy Cahill and Lisa Molina of the Oglala Sioux tribe that is raising awareness of human trafficking. Based out of Lexington, Nebraska, this organization was also created to not only raise awareness in the communities but to also empower the youth. Lisa has a background in education and now works full-time for Traffic Stop Inc. She is the editor of Traffic Stop: Human Division and co-producer of the audiobook version of the novel. Lisa has worked to keep the children she has been blessed to care for safe from sexual violence because she is...

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