PINE RIDGE - After three straight tough road losses, Pine Ridge Thorpes have bounced back with four straight wins to push their season record to 9-6 with five games left in the regular season; the most recent run started with a 68-52 win over St. Francis, then a 69-52 road win over Hot Springs, another road win 64- 34 over Sioux Valley in Volga and Saturday at home, it was a 67-40 win over Little Wound at Pine Ridge. The Thorpes host Mahpiya Luta on Tuesday then hosts Lakota Tech on February 8 before traveling to Lennox for a rematch...

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The request from Congressman Dusty Johnson to the House Committee on Natural Resources and Committee on Education and Workforce for an oversight hearing on the ongoing severe underfunding these past years for 184 schools in 23 states. This is wonderful news for the Oglala Lakota Nation Education Coalition whose members are the six 100-297 tribal schools on the Pine Ridge and St Francis Indian School on the Rosebud. As this oversight hearing will provide the schools to using numbers and data for members of Congress to see the many years of underfunding for the needs of the schools. Many schools...

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Last week I indicated that I would talk more about the Decalogue as a follow up to my article by the same name. So before I list them I thought it might help to give a little backdrop on the subject at hand. There is much concern about mandating that the 10 Commandments be displayed in each class room in the South Dakota Public School system. For the many non-believers in the Christian faith, being compelled, by law, to have our children exposed to their doctrine represents not only a violation of our fundamental right to believe or not believe...

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For Indian Peoples, history is pain and sorrow. Learning about atrocities endured by ancestors is akin to opening old, unhealed wounds. And simply discussing these realities brings forth fresh waves of trauma. This cyclical grief—a vicious circle of loss, anger, and hopelessness—permeates life in Indian Country. The weight of historical and intergenerational trauma, compounded by issues like addiction, poverty, and violence, creates a seemingly unending cycle of despair. Yet, even in the depths of pain, there is room for hope and healing. Trauma in Indian Country is not a relic of the past; it is a contemporary reality. The unholy...

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On Saturday, February 8, 2025, Tusweca Ska Okolakiciye (White Dragonfly Women’s Society) will be hosting their third family tree building/ genealogy class at the Martin Grade School Activity Center. The family genealogy class “Family Tree Building - Ni’tu’we’he?” was an activity created to encourage youth to discover and narrate stories of who their ancestors are and to build a family tree. Basic genealogy information is shared and also information on how and where to research their Lakota ancestors. This is one of the cultural activities young women and their families wanted to learn how to do and enlisted Amanda Takes...

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Two kids, two worlds. One unexpected friendship. Cody is a smart kid - a survivor with a great sense of humor. But Cody’s home life is a messy too-often terrifying story of neglect and abuse. Autumn is from a wealthy Indigenous family, and has found herself suddenly in with the poplar crowd, even though it’s hard for her to want to keep up. One night, while on her way to meet her friends, Autumn comes across Cody face-down in the lane behind her house. All Cody knows is that he can’t take another encounter with his father like the one...

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FEB 18, 1972 - JAN 20, 2025 Josephine Mary Isham was born on February 18, 1972 in Rapid City, SD to Joseph Isham, Sr. and Evelyn (Never Misses A Shot) Isham. Josephine made her journey to the Spirit World on January 20, 2025 near Vivian, SD. Josephine is survived by her mother, Evelyn Isham; children, Josephine Hedrick-Romano, George Guerue III, Alun Guerue, and Kobe Oliver; brothers, Joseph Isham, Jr., Anthony Iron Shell, Jr., Malcolm Little Brave, and Scirgio Iron Shell; sister, Rena Grant and Natcherlie Hairy Shirt; grandchildren, Julez Leader Charge, Joshua Henderson, Jianna Guerue, Carson Guerue, Akayla Guerue, Morning...

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SEP 4,1991-JAN 13, 2025 Julian Robert Bear Runner was born on September 4, 1991 in Vallejo, CA to Donald Bear Runner, Jr. and Roxanna Bear Runner. Julian made his journey to the Spirit World on January 13, 2025 in Fairfield, CA. Julian is survived by his mom, Roxanna Bear Runner of Vallejo CA; brother, Donavon Bear Runner of Vallejo, CA; sister, BriAnna Daniels of Utah; youngest brother, Robert Bear Runner of Vallejo, CA; grandmothers, Cordelia Blindman of Pine Ridge, SD and Dolores Rosslyn of Vallejo, CA; grandfather, Robert Rosslyn of Vacaville, CA; aunts, Sandra (Elias) Garcia of Wisconsin, Gerita (Pacho)...

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