Sioux woman found dead on South Dakota reservation more than a year after going missing
Sioux woman Michelle Elbow Shield's remains were identified using advanced DNA tests, more than a year after she went missing in South Dakota.
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SD tribal leaders object to GF&P proposal to expand elk hunting unit
A proposal to expand elk hunting opportunity to all counties west of the Missouri River drew significant opposition from ...
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Sandhills selected for proposed federal power line, public comment period extended
The proposed route includes areas such as Valentine, Ainsworth, the Pine Ridge Reservation, and the Rosebud Indian ...
The ‘Father’ of Native American Composers Hasn’t Gotten His Due
Louis W. Ballard paved the way for a booming generation of artists. But his works have been too little performed and recorded.
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A Long Journey Home: After 50 Years, Back on the Reservation
In the 1970s, militant members of the group clashed with federal authorities on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. They forcibly seized control of the Sioux village of Wounded Knee ...
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Native American activist leaves prison after nearly 50 years thanks to Biden commutation
was convicted of first-degree murder in 1977 for the killing of two FBI agents during a 1975 shootout at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. Peltier has maintained his innocence and ...
‘Free Leonard Peltier’ Filmmakers on How Recently Released Activist Continues His Fight for Indigenous Communities: ‘His Fire Is Undiminished’
Directors David France and Jesse Short Bull describe the Indigenous activist's ongoing fight for Native American rights after ...
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Leonard Peltier freed from prison following sentence commutation for 1975 FBI killings
Bettmann Archive Peltier’s conviction stemmed from a 1975 confrontation on the in Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota in which the two FBI agents were killed. According to the FBI ...
Denver school uses project-based learning to connect with students
The K-12 public school uses an expeditionary learning model that combines project-based education with character development ...
An ailing Leonard Peltier returns home to N.D. with fanfare
The AR-15 rifle recovered from a car carrying Peltier and several American Indian Movement members had a different firing pin than the rifle used to kill agents Jack Coler and Ron ...