Last week, I watched the Rosebud Sioux Tribe council meeting and listened to the annual report from Sinte Greska University given by President Dr. Erica Moore and Vice-President Scott Herman. They gave a very comprehensive report by updating the status of all programs at our Tribal university. The SGU report begins at approximately 3:05:00 inContinue reading “More on lateral violence”
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Tokata Etuŋwaŋ Wakaŋyeža Owičakiyapi (Looking to the Future, Healing the Children)
ROSEBUD – Four professional counselors from Tokata Etuŋwaŋ Wakaŋyeža Owičakiyapi, a newly formed Wellness program serving Rosebud shared information at an RST tribal council meeting last week. The TEWO team includes: Charisse Bordeaux, Dr. Kristin Iyotte, Blaise Leneaugh and Lila Rose Leader Charge. They recently launched Tokata Etuŋwaŋ Wakaŋyeža Owičakiyapi (Looking to the Future, HealingContinue reading “Tokata Etuŋwaŋ Wakaŋyeža Owičakiyapi (Looking to the Future, Healing the Children)”
Reclaiming wellness the native way
Thundermaker Wellness founded by Ho-chunk Tribal member Hunter Thundercloud is helping to reshape the way recovery and mental healthcare are delivered in Indian country. Based in Arizona, Thundermaker Wellness focuses on substance use and mental health healing through a holistic lens. The program ranges from 6 months to 2 years, beginning with a stabilization phaseContinue reading “Reclaiming wellness the native way”
SGU celebrates leadership
Sinte Gleska University proudly celebrates the one-year anniversary of President Erica Moore ‘s leadership and extraordinary year defined by stability progress and transformed transformative accomplishments across every area of the institution. After a two-year national search, Sinte Gleska University elected Dr. Moore as its President. Dr. Moore accepted the position to guide the university throughContinue reading “SGU celebrates leadership”
Rosebud Sisters Honored Nationally Among Top Women in Hardware & Building Supply
CHICAGO, IL —Ellen Harmon and Serena Harmon, co-owners of Rosebud Building Products, have been nationally recognized as Rising Stars in the 2025 Top Women in Hardware & Building Supply Awards, presented by HBS Dealer magazine. The sisters were selected from more than 1,000 nominations across the United States, representing outstanding women making an impact inContinue reading “Rosebud Sisters Honored Nationally Among Top Women in Hardware & Building Supply”
RST will issue tribal enrollment documents in Rapid City
BOX ELDER – The Rosebud Sioux Tribe Enrollment department staff will be in Rapid City December 17th through the 19th, 2025 and during that time they will be accepting applications and issuing tribal identification cards and abstracts. The identification cards and abstracts will be issued immediately to eligible applicants once required documents are received. StaffContinue reading “RST will issue tribal enrollment documents in Rapid City”
Our relatives will sustain us
When you ask Google AI which are the poorest counties in South Dakota, three counties are consistently named: Todd County, Jackson County and Oglala Lakota County. Today, a google AI search shows the poorest county at the top of the overview as Oglala Lakota county, which includes the Pine Ridge reservation and has the highestContinue reading “Our relatives will sustain us”
Local Officials at Rosebud taking steps to offset possible food shortages
Sicangu Co is working in partnership with the Rosebud Sioux Tribe to provide a temporary solution if there is a halt to federal SNAP benefits. Together, we’re ensuring that 5 buffalo from Wolakota will be harvested and processed to create hamburger, stew meat, and roasts. The meat will be distributed to all communities across theContinue reading “Local Officials at Rosebud taking steps to offset possible food shortages”
SWA seeking to increase rent
In a recent Rosebud tribal council meeting, SWA officials discussed increasing rent on Rosebud’s units, however no council action was taken on the SWA proposal. Listen to the discussion here https://tinyurl.com/3waedjv3 A brief summary of the discussion was: the current rental rates at Sicangu Wicoti Awayankape (SWA) charges tenants was approved in 2002, rent hasContinue reading “SWA seeking to increase rent”
Feed your relatives
As most of us know by now, the federal government shut down on October 1, 2025 at midnight. This affects the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP) or Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) that many of our families depend on this program has been frozen for November. On October 16, 2025 USDA secretary Brooke Rollins stated “theContinue reading “Feed your relatives”
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