Pine Ridge News

Sherman Bear Ribs, Jr., stood at the counter in my office last week at the Native Sun News and we talked about one of the great Hunkpapa Chiefs, his great, great grandfather named Bear Ribs.

A U.S. Treasury Department official was in Kyle, on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, on Wednesday to announce $11.3 million from the agency's Community Development Financial Institutions fund and the economic stimulus act for economically distressed Native communities nationwide.

Activists plan a blockade on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation north of Whiteclay, Nebraska, home to several outlets that sell beer to residents of the dry reservation.

South Dakota's history makes the state stand out; Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse Memorial, and The Lewis and Clark Trail all put us on the map.

Some members of the GOP are throwing around Republican Senator John Thune's name as a potential presidential candidate in 2012.

South Dakota Public Broadcasting will continue its comprehensive coverage of high school achievement in the state for the next five years.

Dozens of runners will head toward Wyoming for their next stop on the 27th annual Sacred Hoop Run.

PINE RIDGE - The Oglala Sioux and Crow Creek reservations are getting help with timber and dentistry through a military training exercise.

Ex-Pine Ridge tribal councilman sentenced in NM Eds: APNewsNow. SIOUX FALLS, S.D. A former tribal councilman from South Dakota will serve eight months in federal prison for a New Mexico drug charge.

About 100 protesters took part Saturday in the 10th annual March For Justice from Pine Ridge, SD, to Whiteclay, NE.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has told the Canadian developer of a planned uranium mine in southwest South Dakota that it must fix several deficiencies in its application or the proposal will be rejected.

The United States House Appropriations Committee approved representative Stephanie Herseth Sandlin's proposed $1.2 million in tribal law enforcement funding for the 2010 budget.

Horses and riders have left Fort Robinson State Park on their way to Pine Ridge as part of the 12th annual Crazy Horse Ride.

The federal government is taking the Oglala Sioux Tribe to court, claiming the tribe owes nearly $360,000 from a federal grant.

Former United States Senator Jim Abourezk once said, "There are only two jobs in this country that I would never want: president of the United States and president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe." The man knew of what he spoke! Theresa "Huck" Two Bulls was elected president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe by majority vote over Russell Means less than six ...

An Alton, Iowa woman is dead after a high gust of wind blew a door off of a machine shed and hit her in the head.

The Wedding of Your Dreams... on a Budget Push for Safe Boating May is Beef Month, a chance to check out the producers and the product.

Music in South Dakota is striking up a historic tune this week. For the first time, the South Dakota Symphony is making music with the Porcupine Singers from Pine Ridge.

The Dakota Chamber Orchestra plays its part of "Black Hills Olowan" - horns, winds and strings playing short, sharp sounds, making dense music.

Speaking at the crowded Roy High School auditorium, Billy Mills, the 1964 10,000-meter Olympic champion, challenged the audience to become emerging elite warriors and to choreograph a life based on bravery, fortitude, wisdom and generosity.