Pine Ridge, South Dakota

One month from now a solar eclipse will cut across the southwestern United States. Thanks to a nationwide NASA project, some South Dakotans will be in on the show.

The first screening of the film Tatanka: A Way of Life will be the featured event at the Honoring Thathanka Oyate community festival from 1-6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 30 at the Maȟpíya Lúta (Red Cloud Indian School).

In a landscape where narratives from Indian reservations are often told from an outsider's perspective, Dale emerges as a beacon, shining a light on the stories of his community.

SDSU Extension runs the Double-Up program, which matches $20 worth of Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program benefits spent on fresh fruits and vegetables.

The Department of Energy’s Solar Energy Technologies Office awarded $1.5 million to a nonprofit on the Pine Ridge Reservation.

The U.S. District Court of South Dakota ruled the U.S. government has a duty to provide law enforcement to the Oglala Sioux Tribe according to treaties from the 1800s.

The 8,500-square-foot arts facility opened on May 20. Hip-hop artist Talon Bazille Ducheneaux has already tried out the building's studio.

The Oglala Sioux Tribe is suing the U.S. Department of Interior and its agencies for violating treaty obligations to fund law enforcement on the Pine Ridge Reservation.

Several organizations are working to assist people in south central South Dakota still dealing with the effects of a pair of powerful winter storms.

The town hall meetings, two of which are occurring in November, will strike an educational, empowering tone.