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Prohibition of malt liquor vs. drug task force and enforcing the laws


During the February 7, 2024 session with the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe a motion was made to approve by resolution to prohibit the sale of malt liquor beverages. APPROVED It falls under the Ordinance 48, the Alcohol Beverage Commission, to regulate the possession, consumption and importation of alcohol into the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation and surrounding Indian Country. This was […]

Braves Nation salutes Braxton Kennedy


What a night. It was the night Braves Nation paused to celebrate Braxton Kennedy and everything he meant to the team, to the Class of 2024, to C-EB High School, to the community, and most of all, to his family.  This young man was indeed worthy of this moment because no one will be any prouder to wear the Columbia […]

An inspiring day of Lakota voices in the legislative body


Toni Handboy, Heather Annis and Joette Lee started out at 5 a.m. on Monday, February 12, to make it to Pierre for Social Work Day at the state capitol. The three social workers from Wakpá Waste Counseling Services in Eagle Butte were headed into a busy day filled with very interesting information. They represented the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe at […]

Governor connects S.D. reservations to southern border crisis


President Star Comes Out banishes Noem from Pine Ridge On Wednesday, January 31, governor Kristi Noem made comments to a joint session of the State Legislature which kicked off a firestorm of local outrage and made national news. In a speech about immigration at the southern border of the United States, Noem drew a connection between Mexican cartels and South […]

Tetonowan Oyate Elders Council addresses constitutional reform


The Tetonowan Oyate Elders Council met at the Lakota Cultural Center in Eagle Butte on January 27 and 28, 2024 to review the Tetonowan Oyate constitution and to organize the Four Bands. The need to bring our bands together to start addressing these issues that are immediate was a highlight of the discussion.  The two-day meeting was packed with the […]

Elders Council reviews current Federal case and historical documents


A recent meeting of the Tetonowan Oyate Elders Council discussed current and previous complaints filed by the Oglala Sioux Tribe against the United States government and reviewed some historical documents. On January 26, the Oglala Sioux Tribe filed a second complaint against the United States and the Department of the Interior. A press release from President Frank Stars Comes Out […]

State of the Tribes Address: Seven generations forward based on wisdom seven generations in the past


Santee Sioux Tribal Vice President Cynthia J. Allen-Weddell gave the annual State of the Tribes address to a joint session of the South Dakota Legislature on January 10, 2024. Allen-Weddell is in her third term as Vice President and has over 30 years of service to the tribe. “As a Dakota leader, we make decisions that look seven generations forward […]

Deadly winter deep freeze sweeps across Cheyenne River


Cheyenne River and the rest of the area were subject to bitter cold in the last week. Temperatures started dropping from a daytime high near 30° on Wednesday, January 10. By midnight, Saturday, January 13, the temperature was -24° or lower. Temperatures stayed well below zero until Tuesday, January 16. The history of January winter storms in and around the […]

Wounded Knee Survivors Run


  The Wounded Knee Survivors Run “Tuweni Tsa Obsni” was started in 2012 to remember and honor our families who ran, under the cover of darkness and through winter storms, from Wounded Knee back to the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe reservation. The 2023 run was held December 29-30. On December 29, 1890, over 375 Lakota Mnicoujou were slaughtered by the […]

Oomaka Tokatakiya/Future Generations Ride builds resilience through blend of traditional and contemporary


The Oomaka Tokatakiya/Future Generations Ride took place from Dec. 15-29, 2023, traveling more than 300 miles from the Tȟatȟáŋka Íyotake/Sitting Bull gravesite to the Wounded Knee memorial. Since 1992, the Oomaka Tokatakiya/Future Generations Ride has had a mission to support young people. Children and youth make up a significant portion of the riders year after year. The ride is about […]


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