DECEMBER 6, 1947 - MARCH 22, 2025 Joan Diane Townsend was born on December 6, 1947 in Pine Ridge, SD to Richard H. Janis, Sr. & Carolyn Francis (Ferguson) Janis. Joan made her journey to the Spirit World on March 22, 2025 in Madison, SD. Joan is survived by her children, Kathy (Carl Welch) Janis, Darrell Barnum, Jason (Adree Bourland) Townsend; sisters, Donna Heathershaw & Kimberly Janis; grandchildren, Jaylynn Bourland, Xander Townsend, Maddox Townsend, Crystal Cordnoy, Amber Welch, and Carl Welch, Jr.; great grandchildren, David Cordnoy-Heath, Kaden Heath, Orien Cordnoy-Pagal and Arayah Cordnoy, Juniper Bourland & Olivia Bourland, Aleya Cordnoy,...

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I was a trailer park kid. Growing up in a trailer park shaped my understanding of stigma, social class, and identity in ways I could not grasp as a child. Only later did I realize how deeply those experiences influenced my overall worldview. During my earliest years, I experienced extreme insecurity about where I lived. For example, when the school bus made its rounds throughout the trailer park, the sight of that big yellow vehicle made my anxiety go wild. Afraid that my classmates would see and judge me, I hid behind cars, snowbanks, and sheds. I did not choose...

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Mahpiya Luta vs Wagner (round one) vs Dakota Valley (semi final round) SPEARFISH MARCH 13TH & 14TH

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Of Living Stone: Perspectives on Continuous Knowledge and the Work of Vine Deloria, Jr. is a collection of new essays on the legacy of Vine Deloria, Jr., one of the most influential thinkers of our time. This insightful collection features more than thirty original pieces, bringing together Tribal leaders, artists, scientists, activists, scholars, legal experts, and humorists. A group of French scholars offers surprising perspectives on Deloria’s continuing global influence. Readers will find thoughtful and creative views on his wide-ranging and world-changing body of work. Some build upon his ideas while others offer important criticisms. In addition to its content,...

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March 31, 2025. We scanned the pages of South Dakota newspapers for stories about American Indian lands that were published this week (March 31 to April 6) one hundred years ago and fifty years ago. We selected two stories that illustrate attitudes and challenges from those times that are still prevalent today. Pine Ridge Country Rich Farming Section; Unlimited Opportunities. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Wednesday, April 1, 1925, on Page 14 of the Argus-Leader. This story, written by J. B. Campbell, describes Pine Ridge Reservation as an oasis where land can be cheaply obtained and profitably farmed. The first paragraph states...

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RAPID CITY - there State AAU wrestling championships were this past weekend in Rapid City at the Monument; After placing fifth in last month’s State Girls Wrestling tournament, Lakota Tech seniors Sandra Moves Camp and Lakota Rogers added State AAU championships to their season resume. Rogers finished first at 125 pounds while Sandra Moves Camp took first at 160 pounds, both in the 19U division. Other local 19U placers included: Jessica Waln/ Mahpiya Luta 2nd place at 130 pounds, Louise Pond/Pine Ridge 2nd 105 pounds, Wetu White Dress/Lakota Tech 7th at 140 pounds, Chilali River Respects Nothing 5th at 140...

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Wo’ki’ksu’ye. A memory, this past week while in downstairs conference room under the old auditorium of Little Wound School for an important discussion, I had clear memory of a time around 1956 when I walked to Kyle from our log house along Pejuta Haka to go to the school and it may have been a summer program for all the kids in Kyle as I was on summer break from Holy Rosary Mission a Catholic boarding school. I walked down the cement stairs that are still there leading to the downstairs what was once the kitchen and dining room for...

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President Donald Trump has commuted the sentence of Jason Galanis, the second person convicted in a scheme that defrauded the Oglala Sioux Nation to receive clemency in recent days. The Justice Department published a notice of clemency Monday for Galanis, following Trump's signing of the order on March 28 without public announcement. Galanis was serving a 189-month prison sentence—nearly 16 years—for his role in misappropriating proceeds from bonds issued by the Wakpamni Lake Community Corporation (WLCC), a tribal economic development entity. The scheme defrauded the tribe and other investors of tens of millions of dollars. His sentence included a court...

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