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Self-Produced Song Album Garners NAMA Nomination

Photo by Victoria Wicks

A woman now living in Rapid City recorded and produced her own song album, and at the end of the year earned a nomination for a Native American Music Award. Gabrielle Knife tells SDPB’s Victoria Wicks that singing at powwows and learning Lakota values on the Cheyenne River Reservation underlie her success.

Rapid City freelancer Victoria L. Wicks has been producing news for SDPB since August 2007. She Retired from this position in March 2023.