South Dakota

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe citizen Joseph Lafferty must agree to community service, other conditions

The agreement concerns the Black Elk Wilderness, a ‘place of profound spiritual, cultural, and historical importance’

While new legislation aims to protect local customers from rising electricity rates, an Indigenous land conservation group is calling for a moratorium on data centers

Lawmakers establish task forces to study tribal Medicaid models, emergency service sustainability and disability waiver programs ahead of 2027

Forest Service waives environmental assessment, disregarding cultural significance of Pe’ Sla

The college student went missing in North Dakota on March 16, 2025

Law named after fluent Lakota speaker Helen Red Feather

If approved, Mullin would be second Native man to serve as U.S. Cabinet member

Candidate Allison Renville stresses importance of restoring trust between tribes and the state

South Dakota’s congressional delegation joins Wounded Knee descendants and supporters at site on 135th anniversary of the massacre

To combat "death by numbers," Chairman Frank Whiteclay moves to classify all 14,289 current members as full-blooded, so future generations aren't erased by colonial math

Resolution adopted at the Dec 17 Oceti Sakowin Treaty Conference calls for permanent protection of He Sápa (Black Hills) and an end to mining claims

With crime rates dropping, a Native lawmaker is concerned over priorities

It’s been 10 days since Renzo Bullhead disappeared