John Yellow Bird Steele

Oglala Sioux Chairman Discusses Sale of Alcohol on Reservation

Vincent Schilling

November 16, 2012

As Indian Country Today Media Network reported in mid-October, the Oglala Sioux Tribe’s (OST) Law and Order Committee has proposed legalizing the sale, possession and consumption o...

Oglala Sioux Tribe Breaks Ground on Veterans Cemetery Despite Opposition

Vincent Schilling

November 02, 2012

With the benefit of a recent $6.5 million grant from the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Oglala Sioux Tribe (OST) in Pine Ridge, South Dakota broke ground in early October on a...

Oglala Lakota Elders Protest Theft of Funds

Simon Moya-Smith

September 25, 2012

On Aug...

Oliver J. Semans

Chairman Stanley Crooks, a Great Leader, Is on His Journey to the Spirit World

How do you describe the loss of a modern day warrior, a chief, and a friend? That’s where I am at today after hearing about the loss of Chairman Stanley Crooks of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community....

August 31, 2012

Legislation to Give Tribes Bond Parity With States, Municipalities

Mark Fogarty

June 20, 2012

Sen...

John Yellow Bird Steele

President of Oglala Sioux Responds to Pat Rogers's Custer Remark

We are outraged by the remarks of National Republican Committee member Pat Rodgers to Governor Susanna Martinez's staff that the Governor disrespected George Armstrong Custer by meeting with the Pueblo Indian tribal leaders....

August 31, 2012

Upscale Dining With a View: Turning Stone's TS Steakhouse to Host Grand Opening Celebration

ICTMN Staff

November 13, 2012

Tonight starting at 7 p.m., invited guests and local dignitaries attending the private grand opening celebration of the new TS Steakhouse located on the 21st floor of the Turning S...

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