Pine Ridge Indian Reservation

Widow Of Civil Rights Activist Wants Him Home

AP | DIRK LAMMERS | Posted 04.27.2012

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — When civil rights activist Ray Robinson arrived at Wounded Knee in April 1973 to stand alongside Native Americans in their f...

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The Second Poorest County in America

Tim Giago | Posted 03.26.2012

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Tim Giago

There are still those who believe that the 30-year lapse to improve a grave situation rests not only with the federal government, but also with the failed leadership of the Pine Ridge Reservation.

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Dozens Of Yellowstone's Bison To Be Moved

AP | MATTHEW BROWN | Posted 02.13.2012

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BILLINGS, Mont. — For the first time in decades, the federal government is considering moving bison captured leaving Yellowstone National Park t...

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SuAnne Died Young, but Her Legacy Lives On

Tim Giago | Posted 02.11.2012

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Tim Giago

After her death, her mother, Chick Big Crow, decided to make the dream of her daughter a reality. She contacted the corporate executives of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America and made them a pitch.

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ABC News: Reflecting on the Obvious at Pine Ridge

Tim Giago | Posted 12.19.2011

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Tim Giago

Whenever I hear of any major television station wanting to do a show on Pine Ridge in hopes of winning another award, I cringe. In the more than 30 years I have been in the media, I have seen them come and go and nothing has changed.

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Pine Ridge Rising: Community-Based Development Project Gets Underway

Stephanie Woodard | Posted 05.25.2011

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Stephanie Woodard

Oglala Lakota community leader, Nick Tilsen, envisions a vibrant future for his people. He sees elements of that transformation already in place on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.

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Oglala Sioux Win Voting Rights -- For Now

Stephanie Woodard | Posted 05.25.2011

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Stephanie Woodard

Opponents of holding a full-scale election on the Oglala Sioux Tribe's Pine Ridge Indian Reservation this fall held on as long as possible during a recent confrontation with hopeful voters.

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