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South Dakota’s Office of Indian Education – or OIE – is not part of the wider Department of Education. Instead, it’s part of the department of tribal relations. For some in native communities, they want their students to have similar standards as public-school students.
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For the first time in a decade, the event was held in Rapid City, and it was the first in-person event since 2020.
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In The Moment … January 29th, 2021 Show 981 Hour 1Heather Dawn Thompson, member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, has been named the new Director of the…
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The State-Tribal Relations Committee wants the Office of Indian Education back as part of the Department of Education. Governor Kristi Noem moved the…
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In The Moment … May 15, 2020 Show 818 Hour 2Secretary Dave Flute is an enrolled member of the Sisseton Wahpeton Sioux Tribe. Prior to becoming Secretary…
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In The Moment ... February 11, 2019 Show 513 Hour 2One of Governor Kristi Noem's early plans is to move the state's Indian Education Director from the…
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In The Moment ... January 9, 2019 Show 491 Hour 1As the new Secretary of the South Dakota Department of Tribal Relations, David Flute works with tribal…
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Officials say the justice system needs to treat people with mental illness differently.Understanding the misunderstanding between native and non-native…
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The Yankton Sioux Tribal chairman says understanding the misunderstanding between native and non-native cultures is a first step in closing the gap…
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South Dakota governor Dennis Daugaard says relations between tribes and the state made continued progress in 2016.During his annual State of the State…