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Eagle Butte · Eagle ButteStatement from Chairman LeBeau – Dated: 06/13/2024 We wanted to keep the Oyate updated and provide the clarity needed regarding Gov Noem. Recently all the Sioux Nation tribes banished the governor of South Dakota. We took a stand against her derogatory anti-Indian comments about our students saying they don’t have any hope and that their parents are not there for them, and for saying the Tribal Councils are personally benefiting from drug deals …See the Story
Holding Governor Noem accountable for her comments against tribal students, parents, councils
Mental Health · Grand ForksIndigenous people are rightly concerned about the high incidence of substance abuse/addiction, suicide, intergenerational trauma, post-traumatic stress, domestic violence, and other mental health issues in Native communities. July is BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to highlight the unique strengths and challenges faced by Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) in relation to mental health. This is an excellent opportunity to …See the Story
Normalize talking about mental health in BIPOC communities
Eagle Butte · Eagle ButteThe Cheyenne River Youth Project took an exciting step forward this month, adding a new beekeeping program to its long-running Native Food Sovereignty initiative. Made possible with support from the Whole Kids Foundation, the beekeeping enterprise will empower and educate local youth while also providing a new locally grown food on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation. To get started, the Native-led nonprofit organization ordered 1,000 bees from…See the Story
Bee A Good Relative: CRYP adds Beekeeping to Food Sovereignty Programming
Eagle Butte · Eagle ButteThe Cheyenne River Youth Project announced today that five Lakota teens have joined its Youth Employment Trainee Initiative for summer 2024. They are: David Brave Heart, 16; Sarah Berndt, 16; E’von Brown, 16; Nation Cowins, 17; and Alaceyia Adams, 18. With critical support from the Northwest Area Foundation, CRYP launched the Youth Employment Trainee Initiative in 2023 as part of its long-term workforce development planning. It allows teens who …See the Story
CRYP’s Youth Employment Trainee Initiative welcomes five Lakota teens this summer
Eagle Butte · Eagle ButteOn Tuesday, June 11, 2024, approximately 80 Lakota relatives gathered at Cherry Creek, SD, to honor Lakota ancestors who were murdered at the Wounded Knee massacre of 1890, the deadliest mass shooting in American history. The focus of the gathering was the Woyuha (sacred belongings) stolen after the slaughter from those who died at Wounded Knee. The collection includes ceremonial pipes, weapons, moccasins, clothing, and the dried umbilical cords…See the Story
Wounded Knee descendants view sacred belongings
Donald Trump · Eagle ButteFallout from the first presidential debate caused pundits across the political spectrum to question the fitness of their candidates, criticizing Trump’s willingness to lie and Biden’s mental stamina in the face of a high-stakes race. Presidential candidates Joseph R. Biden (81) and Donald J. Trump (78) took to the debate stage in Atlanta on Thursday, June 27, for the first of only two debates in the 2024 presidential election cycle. The second d…See the Story
Presidential debate highlights candidates’ flaws and raises questions of fitness to run
Eagle Butte · Eagle ButteLast week’s story about the Iron Lightning Memorial event incorrectly reported the following: “The late Fuzzy Thompson was a winner of the (suicide) ride at past WMW memorial events.” According to Wakiyan Peta, “Merrill ‘Fuzzy’ Thompson won the Bad River Suicide Race near Ft. Pierre SD. The suicide horse race in Iron Lightning is in memory of Fuzzy for his win in that prestigious horse race years ago.” We at the West River Eagle apologize for …See the Story
CORRECTION from June, 27 2024 issue
Innovation · Eagle ButteThe patchwork nature of the rural and reservation health care system in South Dakota sometimes requires innovation, compassion and a healthy dose of teamwork to keep people healthy. That played out recently in Huron when an immigrant family on a work visa arrived in this east-central South Dakota city without money, insurance or English skills. The family from Myanmar had a 2-year-old son with leukemia. They were introduced to Leonard Wonnenberg…See the Story