Native Affairs

A bill that would codify provisions of the Indian Child Welfare Act has been approved by the South Dakota House Judiciary Committee on a vote of 9 to 3

S.D. Nelson leaves his mark on the Dakotas. His books and paintings can viewed across the nation. Now he's being awarded the Governor's Award in the Arts for Distinction in Creative Achievement.

American Indian Movement activists arrived in Custer to protest the charges against Darld Schmitz on February 6, 1973.

A new documentary on SDPB will show the 1973 Wounded Knee stand-off as told by Kevin McKiernan

The Crow Creek Tribal Chairman says more must be done to bolster education in rural parts of the state. That’s one message he brought to lawmakers during the annual state of the Tribes address.

Efforts are underway to create Oyate Court, a criminal justice partnership between state prosecutors and tribal representatives in Tripp County, South Dakota.

A major winter storm has struck South Dakota this week, this time targeting East River. One reservation community is seeing cooperation while facing more than two feet of snow.

Outgoing Attorney General Mark Vargo is announcing the formation of a Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Advisory Council. That group is comprised of advocates, prosecutors and law enforcement from BIA, tribal and state agencies. State lawmakers will also sit on the council.

Thunder Valley, a Lakota empowerment organization, has raised one-hundred-thousand dollars for its next workforce development group. That money will provide education, mentorship, and leadership opportunities for those in the program.

Craig Mattick talks with Tom Casey who is known as the voice of high school sports on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.