Chairman Frazier: Mount Rushmore, the faces of our molesters


Nothing stands as a greater reminder to the Great Sioux Nation of a country that cannot keep a promise or treaty then the faces carved into our sacred land on what the United States calls Mount Rushmore. We are now being forced to witness the lashing of our land with pomp, arrogance and fire hoping our sacred lands will survive. […]

Matter: A poem by Dr. Robert A. Ryan

A note from Marcella LeBeau: I was gifted a book titled Unsettled Truths by U.S. Presidential candidate Mark Charles. My nephew, Dr. Robert A. Ryan read the book. After reading the book, he wrote some thoughts titled “MATTER”. I asked him if I could get it published and he agreed. The book by Mark Charles tells of the horrific acts […]

Letter to the Editor: Take the 2020 Census today

Dear Editor, My name is Kourtney Buffalo and I am an enrolled member of CRST. I used to work for the Census Bureau in Phoenix where I currently reside. I wanted to share some information about the Census since the majority of our people are elders and may be unaware about what it does for the state and for Native […]

Letter to the Editor: President Trump’s special relationship

Dear Editor, As peace talks proceeded for ending the long-running war in Afghanistan, President Trump was informed as early as January that bounties were being paid to Taliban-linked militants for killing American and coalition troops. The payer-organization was a Russian unit known to have performed covert assassinations in Europe.    How has President Trump responded to this information? Was he […]

Tribes say they are doing what Trump has failed to do with COVID-19 


In advance of President Trump’s visit to South Dakota for a July 3 fireworks event at Mount Rushmore, the Cheyenne River, Oglala, and Rosebud Sioux Tribes are telling his administration to respect tribal sovereignty. The event, which could draw large crowds, is planned just as COVID-19 cases rose to their highest levels since the outbreak began in the U.S. The […]