Pioneer Days 6th Annual Little Miss Ziebach County



During Pioneer Days the Ziebach County Historical Society will sponsor a Little Tot and a Little Miss Ziebach County pageant. The competition will take place in Pioneer Hall on Sunday, July 10, 2016.   Pageant contestant criteria:  1) Must live in Ziebach County.  2) Must be a female.  3) Must be 2-4 years of age for the Little Tot division […]

Eagle Butte Hometown Days Celebration a month away



Eagle Butte’s Hometown Days Celebration is a little more than a month away but the planning for the annual celebration has been well underway for months. The celebration will be held July 21-24, 2016. This year’s celebration marks the 6th year the that the celebration has been held, beginning in 2010 in conjunction with Eagle Butte’s Centennial Celebration. The event […]

Clinton wins Democratic contest in South Dakota; Trump gets Republican vote

Sanders sweeps Dewey and Ziebach County

Hillary Clinton edged Bernie Sanders for the Democratic Presidential contest in South Dakota by just over 1,000 votes. Clinton finished with 27,046 votes for a 51.03% majority win. Sanders ended with 25,957 votes for 48.97% In Dewey County, Sanders finished with the majority votes with 342 at 65.39% to Clinton’s 181 for 34.61%. In Ziebach County, Sanders finished with a […]

Chairman Frazier to testify at Senate Field Hearing on Indian Health Service in Rapid City



  The United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs will be holding a field hearing focusing on “Improving Accountability and Quality of Care at the Indian Health Service Through S. 2953”. This hearing will be held in the Central High School Auditorium on 17 June 2016 at 10:30 a.m. MDT. Chairman Harold Frazier is looking to testify regarding the inabilities of […]

CRST District 4 Special General Election to be held on Tuesday



A special general election will be held next Tuesday to fill the unexpired term of the District 4 council member seat held by Wayne Ducheneaux II. The seat has been vacant since Ducheneaux resigned in January. The two candidates who came through the primary are Melvin Traversie of Timber Lake and James “Jim” Pearman from Eagle Butte. The winner will […]

BIA Agency Office Grand Opening



CRST to battle Canada Thistle



The CRST Prairie Management Program announced this week that they along with the CRST Land & Natural Resource Office, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs will be heading up a reservation-wide Canada Thistle Eradication Project.  The three entities will be implementing a coordinated effort to eliminate the noxious weed on both Tribal and allotted lands throughout the reservation.  The herbicide […]

31st Annual Iron Lightning Memorial Celebration to be held



The 31st Annual 4th of July Iron Lightning Memorial signature event is planning to provide a wide range of traditional events in conjunction with younger generation activities that appeals to a wider demographics for our local residents, communities, returning family, and tribal members, and visitors throughout the United States. Since the community leader, Wakinyan Maza (1848-1921) the descendants of Iron […]

Navy veteran returning to Eagle Butte this Friday



Petty Officer Third Class Madeline Maethl Uses the Knife Sitting Holy,  a CRST tribal member with of the Eagle Feather Clan will be returning to Eagle Butte on Friday to take her ribbon off the yellow ribbon tree on Main Street. Madeline had served five years of active duty in the U.S. Navy between 2010-2015. She has served aboard the […]

The CRYP’s Redcan Jam less than a month away



There’s still time to support Cheyenne River Youth Project’s acclaimed RedCan graffiti jam, scheduled for July 6-9 in Eagle Butte, South Dakota. Through Crowdrise (crowdrise.com/redcangraffitijam2016), the nonprofit youth organization seeks to raise much-needed funds to cover the costs of paint, art supplies, food and beverages, and artists’ travel expenses.  Several of the headlining artists have made their own financial contributions […]