Newly elected RST Officers promise to work with one heart and one mind for the Oyate

Wednesday, 12 September 2018 12:19
Category: News

Courtesy Photos from RST Communications Rosebud Sioux Tribe’s newly elected president Rodney Bordeaux (top) and vice-president Scott Herman at last week’s swearing-in ceremony.

By Rich Winter

After the Rosebud Sioux Tribe’s inauguration ceremony Tuesday, each of the newly sworn-in Tribal Officers had an opportunity to speak about the upcoming three-year term. President Rodney Bordeaux, Vice-Chairman Scott Herman, Treasurer Louis (Wayne) Boyd and Tribal Secretary Linda Marshall each offered some thoughts.

President Bordeaux said he’s been working on a rough-draft plan for his term. He acknowledged Wayne Boyd for his presidential candidacy and told Boyd he

Anticipation builds for Welcome Neighbor Day

Wednesday, 12 September 2018 12:18
Category: News

By Kevin Thranow

Welcome Neighbor Day expands yet again with the confirmation of a new carnival vendor, who will kick off the weekend at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, September 14, and continue until Sunday evening.

Mission city officials said that Main Street will be closed to accommodate the

Okreek Community Center gets solar system

Wednesday, 12 September 2018 12:15
Category: News

Courtesy Photo Workers assemble solar panels at the Okreek Community Center as part of GRID Alternative’s Tribal Program.

The GRID Alternatives Tribal HQ team installed a solar PV system on the Okreek Community Center building recently. The system size was 8.505 kW-DC and is expected to save over $1,200 per year in electricity costs.

The Tribal Program has installed over 600 systems on tribal lands and has created

Stanford sophomore on panel at Indigenous Higher Education Equity Initiative

Wednesday, 12 September 2018 12:08
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Courtesy Photo Stanford sophomore, Foster Cournoyer-Hogan spent the summer on an internship with REDCO. He was also one of four Native American students asked to be a panelist at the Indigenous Higher Eduction Equity Initiate in Denver this summer.

By Rich Winter

2017 Todd County graduate Foster Cournoyer-Hogan was more than a little surprised when he checked his email in August and found an invitation to be part of a four-person panel at a conference in Denver. The conference, held August 29, at the Oxford hotel, was part of an effort by

REDCO announces new education grant for first year college students

Wednesday, 12 September 2018 12:07
Category: News

MISSION – The Rosebud Economic Development Corporation (REDCO) is pleased to announce a micro-grant opportunity for enrolled Rosebud tribal members who will be entering college or technical school for the first time in the fall. The micro-grants are for $2,500 each with the purpose of

Sicangu Drifters host poker run for cancer patients

Wednesday, 12 September 2018 12:05
Category: News

By Kevin Thranow

At 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, Sicangu Drifters motorcycle club members started to arrive in numbers at the Red Hills Bar in Carter to participate in the day’s Poker and Dice Run to benefit cancer patients.

Folks inside the bar were playing dice for their chance to win a little

St. Francis Mission’s Sapa Un Catholic Academy starts new year in new space

Thursday, 06 September 2018 11:56
Category: News

Courtesy Photo Sapa Un Catholic Academy director, Fr. Jim Lafontaine, S.J., and students cut the ribbon to open the school’s new facility last Friday at St. Francis Mission in St. Francis.

By Kevin Thranow

A ribbon-cutting ceremony and ice cream social was held last Friday for students, parents, and staff in the cafeteria at Sapa Un Catholic Academy’s newly completed school facility at St. Francis Mission.

Sapa Un launched in 20xx and has since occupied rooms in a couple of