Native American News

South Dakota is a prime candidate for renewable energy developments like solar. However, one group wants to make sure that power - and career potential - reaches every corner of the state.

The federal government has finalized an $18 million settlement with 12 people abused by former IHS pediatrician Stanley Patrick Weber.

In what the Attorney General calls the end of a three-decade legal saga, courts have upheld the extradition of John Graham. Graham was convicted of the 1975 murder of Annie Mae Aquash.

It’s part of the annual Young Readers program, and aims to help get students at every public, private, tribal or home school reading.

Native artists say while the growth in popularity of Indigenous art brings new opportunities, it can also lead to unexpected challenges.

The United States Congress is considering a rescission request from the Trump administration to pull funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The maneuver would negatively affect SDPB—as well as the four public tribal radio stations in South Dakota.

Pell Grants send thousands of lower-income students to college each year across America. However, proposed changes could lower that number drastically, often in the communities that need it most.

A collaborative sculpture, four years in the making, is now available for public view in west Rapid City. The sculpture is meant to honor children who lost their lives while attending the Rapid City Indian Boarding School.

President Kathleen Wooden Knife says she declared the emergency due to escalating drug trafficking, use and associated violence, particularly involving firearms.

Some Native business owners on the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Reservation say they face an uncertain future as tariffs increase the basic costs of doing business.