Standing Rock Youth Council ask President Biden to shut down DAPL and Line 3 pipelines as they finish 93-mile run in protest

Standing Rock (February 9th, 2021)—The Standing Rock Youth Council completed a 93-mile relay run yesterday across the Standing Rock Sioux Nation, from Timber Lake to Cannonball River—the site of the historic #NoDAPL Oceti Sakowin camp from more than four years ago. Continue reading

Mt. Rushmore is a Desecration of the Sacred Black Hills

EAGLE BUTTE, South Dakota – Nothing stands as a greater reminder to the Great Sioux Nation of a country that cannot keep a promise or treaty than the faces carved into our sacred land on what the United States calls Mount Rushmore. Continue reading

Oglala Sioux Tribe president’s spokesman responds to South Dakota Governor Noem’s escalation of checkpoint issue

Pine Ridge – May 22, 2020 – On Wednesday, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem escalated her fued with the Oglala and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribes. She announced that her team is investigating tribal checkpoints meant to protect the reservations from COVID-19 and that’s she’s asking President Trump to help resolve the issue. Continue reading

Seattle Says to S. Dakota Governor, “Respect Tribal Sovereignty!”

Dear Gov Noem, We, the Seattle City Council and Seattle Mayor, write to you today in support of the Cheyenne River, Oglala, and Rosebud Sioux Nations as they exercise their sovereignty to help our country mitigate the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) Continue reading

Interior and Tribes Partner for Bison Conservation

10-year initiative provides framework for shared conservation goals

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of the Interior announced on Thursday a new cooperative initiative called the Bison Conservation Initiative that will coordinate conservation strategies and approaches for the wild American bison over the next 10 years. Continue reading