PIERRE — South Dakota's nine tribes are projecting a message of "unity" going into the 2025 state legislative session. Part of the change necessary to bridge state and tribal relations will come from ...

RAPID CITY, S.D. — The Crow Creek Sioux Tribe is the latest tribal government to ban South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem from their reservation in response to allegations she's made that some ...

FILE - South Dakota state Democratic Sen. Shawn Bordeaux, left, and Rep. Eric Emery hold the flag of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe on Jan. 10, 2024, at the state Capitol in Pierre, S.D. At right is South ...

The tribes barred the Republican governor from their reservations after she told lawmakers that Mexican drug cartels had a foothold there and were committing murders. By Neil Vigdor Four of South ...

For the second time as governor of South Dakota, Kristi Noem has been banished from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Last week, the Oglala Sioux Tribe said the governor was no longer welcome on ...

Indian Country is on the losing end of the stick with the release of a must-pass defense bill that was negotiated behind closed doors.

MINNEAPOLIS — Red Lake Nation and Lower Sioux Indian Community will receive federal funding to support small business development in their communities. Sen. Tina Smith made the announcement on Tuesday ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The Rosebud Sioux Tribe in South Dakota has declared a public safety state of emergency on its reservation, asking for more law enforcement resources from the federal government.