Oglala Sioux President Arrested at Whiteclay Protest

Vincent Schilling
June 19, 2013
During a protest in Whiteclay, Nebraska June 17 in which Oglala Sioux tribal members were protesting beer truck deliveries to beer selling establishments in the town, Oglala Sioux ...

Sen. Johnson Announces $460,000 in Housing Grants for Indian Country

ICTMN Staff
April 08, 2013
On April 3, the Pine Ridge and Lake Traverse reservations received news that they would be receiving $466,390 as part of a $1.9 million grant package for housing rehabilitation and...

Oglala Pet Project Is Helping Rez Pets on Pine Ridge, Video

ICTMN Staff
March 11, 2013
Founded in 2011 by community based volunteers at Pine Ridge who had been helping rez pets for many years, the Oglala Pet Project (OPP) helps community members and their pets throug...

Marching on Whiteclay: Oglala Lakota Activists, President Brewer and Supporters Continue Alcohol Protest

ICTMN Staff
March 01, 2013
On February 27 th tribal citizens on the Pine Ridge reservation celebrated the 40 th anniversary of the Occupation of Wounded Knee with American Indian Movement members in attendan...

Big Name Acts to Perform at Thunder on the Beach Pow Wow

Tish Leizens
February 11, 2013
Excitement is building for the Thunder on the Beach Pow Wow, which will take place in Vero Beach, Florida from February 15 to 17...

Tribal Members Sign Treaty Calling for an End to Alberta Oil Sands Development and Keystone XL

Carol Berry
January 31, 2013
Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman’s approval of that state’s section of the disputed Keystone XL pipeline has united not only indigenous from the U.S...

Nebraska Students Call for Anheuser-Busch Boycott

Pam Hughes
January 29, 2013
Students from Creighton University, the University of Nebraska at Omaha and at Lincoln, and Creighton Prep announced a boycott of Anheuser-Busch products on January 22 in a kick-st...

Mitakupi Foundation Working With Others to Battle Youth Suicide on Pine Ridge

Heather Steinberger
December 19, 2012
It was an exciting year for Jennifer Jessum and Simon Joseph, the creative minds behind the award-winning documentary film “Holy Man.” Their 2011 film, which told the story of inca...

Bryan Brewer Named New Oglala Sioux Tribe President

Vincent Schilling
November 16, 2012
In a somewhat surprising victory, newcomer Bryan Brewer has defeated Oglala Sioux Tribe Presidential incumbent John Yellow Bird Steele in the 2012 presidential election on the Pine...

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...

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