JAN 13, 1956 - NOV 24, 2025 Vevina “Vina” Louise White Hawk “Ta Wachinhin Ska Waste Win” was born on Jan 13, 1956 in Manderson, SD to Joseph E. White Hawk and Bernice (Eagle Hawk) White Hawk. Vevina made her journey to the Spirit World on November 24, 2025 at the Pine Ridge I.H.S. Hospital in Pine Ridge, SD. Vina is survived by her sons, Joe W. Sierra, Sr., Ramon “Ricky” Sierra, Ryder White Hawk-Sierra, Kyle White Hawk, Clinton White Hawk, and Wrangler Salviano; daughter, Meghan F. Kaline; siblings, Ardegene White Hawk, Martyna White Hawk, Eugenio White Hawk, and Inez...

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November is designated as Native American Heritage Month. This is also the time of year when our historical or intergenerational trauma is triggered. Our subconscious will recall horrific events over the coming weeks. The holiday season is just like any other time of the year for many of our people living on Indian reservations. People struggle to pay utility bills and buy food just like they do every month. In many cases, there’s no money to purchase Christmas gifts. November 29, 2025 marked the 161st anniversary of the 1864 massacre of Cheyenne and Arapaho people at Sand Creek in Colorado....

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Yellowstone national park is witnessing a striking ecological recovery, driven by the return of one of the US’s most iconic species. A study published in Science in August shows how the migration of roughly 5,000 bison across the park’s grasslands is restoring ancient patterns and reshaping the landscape from the ground up. Yellowstone’s bison are providing scientists with rare insights into how large herbivores influence ecosystems. By grazing, trampling and fertilising the land, they create a mosaic of habitats that supports a wider variety of plants and animals, from insects to predators. These bison, descendants from the last surviving wild...

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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Rapid City Central and Todd County have two players each while Little Wound and Lower Brule each have one representative playing in the 2025 Native All American Football game on Sunday, December 14 at U.S. Bank Stadium, home of the Minnesota Vikings; Little Wound senior Riley Casey, MVP and top quarterback of the All Nations Football Conference heads up the South Dakota contingent which includes Nate Middletent of Lower Brule, Chris Ellert and Haysten Wooden Knife from Todd County and RC Central’s Onzei and Trajan Weaver. To be considered for the Native All American game, players need...

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In her new memoir, Special Places, Sacred Circles, Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve delivers a fascinating look at the people and places that shaped her life. Collecting writings and reminiscences spanning her life, Driving Hawk Sneve brings readers full circle through her journey: from her childhood growing up on the Rosebud Reservation to her time at South Dakota State College; from her experiences in her career as a teacher and an author of children's literature, to her travels around the world with family and friends, and, lastly, to the passing of her husband, Vance, late in life. Beyond a recollection of...

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Daisy Virginia MartinezJune 20, 1961 - Nov 25, 2025Syvlia ShawOct 13, 1944 - Nov 24, 2025Cheryl Lynn FreemanMar 26, 1965 - Nov 23, 2025

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ROSEBUD – Four professional counselors from Tokata Etu.wa. Waka.yeža Owicakiyapi, a newly formed Wellness program serving Rosebud shared information at an RST tribal council meeting last week. The TEWO team includes: Charisse Bordeaux, Dr. Kristin Iyotte, Blaise Leneaugh and Lila Rose Leader Charge. They recently launched Tokata Etu.wa. Waka.yeža Owicakiyapi (Looking to the Future, Healing the Children), a Sicangu Lakota winyan owned and operated business. They are deeply grateful for Rick Two Dog's guidance and gifting a name that carries such meaning and vision — looking to the future and healing our children. About TEWO: We are four Sica.gu Lakota...

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PINE RIDGE - On Tuesday, November 25, the OST Council passed a revised 2025 Election Code in preparation for the 2026 Tribal Election; the newly revised code included the provision that the Election Commission shall utilize electronic vote counting machines for the primary and general elections and with their attorney may make rules/procedures that are fair and equitable in an instance where this code does not address the issue and may choose to select an Election Commission or to hire a firm or company or neutral third party entity in accordance with the tribe’s procurement laws at least six months...

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