By Bob Lone Elk I am writing on the recent [ January 2015 ] events that took place in Rapid City, South Dakota when the beer was thrown on our Lakota children from Allen, SD and they were told to go back to the reservation. I am also writing about the killing of a young Lakota man, from our reservation in Rapid City. I am writing to say that even though these things may shock the rest of the country, this is how Lakota have been treated around here for a long time. I am from Porcupine, South Dakota, on the Pine Ridge Reservation. I was raised by Frank and Agnes Lone Elk, my grandparents. People would treat us like this in the town we shopped at in Gordon, Nebraska, another reservation border town. My grandparents would take me to town when I was between the ages of five and ten, my earliest memory is of getting eggs thrown on us at this town while we shopped. Going to town to shop was always supposed to be an event but teenagers would drive by and call us dirty Indians and throw e

Liberation Day 2017 We Shall Remain, Episode 5: Wounded Knee (a production of PBS Home Video. American Experience: We Shall Remain)

Liberation Day 2017 Remembering Wounded Knee 1890 and 1973. Looking Back at the 25th anniversary of when Lakota Student Alliance helped create the annual event as a tribal holiday "I never thought in my lifetime that I'd see a tribal government respectfully honor something that AIM did," says Clyde Bellecourt, Co-Founder of the American Indian Movement.   Photo courtesy Dan Sky, High Times. 1998. On February 27th, 1973, an independent nation was declared in the tiny village of Wounded Knee on South Dakota's Pine Ridge Reservation. For 71 days, a group of American Indian Movement (AIM) members and traditional Oglala Lakota people held ground in a shooting war against the largest internal deployment of federal forces since the Civil War. The Indians had one demand: the return of the Great Sioux Nation, a sovereign land base (consisting of the entire western half of South Dakota) that was recognized by the United Sates in the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868

Missouri River: Dakota Access given green light by Army Corps.  On January 24, 2017, Trump signed a memo that instructed the secretary of the Army to expedite approval of the pipeline. On February 7, 2017, the Army Corps of Engineers (USACOE) announced they had completed a review of the pipeline and granted the final easement to Dakota Access so they can finish the final portion of their pipeline which is to drill under the Missouri River near the Lake Oahe Dam. Note: Great Sioux Nation Tribes and Agriculture groups downstream have access to use of the Missouri River waters for drinking and other uses. Video: Standing Rock part 1 North Dakota does not recognize the Great Sioux Nation established by the 1851 or 1868 Treaties. The Great Sioux Reservation was later established under the 1868 treaty. North Dakota's ignorance is why the Dakota Access Pipe Line (DAPL) moved their project within the 1851 boundaries established by US Constitutional Treaties ratified by the US Con

Video: Standing Rock part 2 "Red Power" The Lakota Student Alliance has been involved in the effort to shut down the Dakota Access Pipeline. Recently, a short film was introduced by Viceland at the Sundance Film Festival. Thanks to Viceland you can see what the #nodapl movement is about and how you can support it. Viceland introduces their film like this: "Over 5,000 Red Power warriors have descended on Standing Rock camp to stand in solidarity and protect tribal burial sites from the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline."

The Invasion of America. An interactive map produced by author Claudio Saunt - Aeon. Read: " The US must not forget its history of dispossession ." By Claudio Saunt, Aeon.

Sam Gardipe , co-founder of the Lakota Student Alliance, remembers Wounded Knee liberation day in Albuquerque NM 2015. Sam is also a member of the Red Nation club down in Albuquerque. https://youtu.be/a_YTi8hCaHo

Porcupine -- It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of one of our founding members, Tim Standing Soldier. He was a positive force for the progress of our peoples rights. His constructive criticism always led to something good in our years of organizing. Tim helped us organize against a racist mascot in Martin SD, as well as a massive march against racism in that town. Tim encouraged confrontational politics during our earlier years. We stood strong at Mt Rushmore among other a ctions. Tim really showed how he cared about the Lakota Nation. We will truly miss this human being. Our condolences to his friends, siblings and children.   ### Civic leader passes By Brandon Ecoffey, Times Editor RAPID CITY— Timothy Standing Soldier passed away last week after a battle with cancer. Standing Soldier was a leader in Rapid City’s Native community and served as a member of Rapid City’s Human Relations commission. The commission was the brainchild of Rapid City’s Ma

Black Hills History.  Ku Klux Klan in the 1920s: A Concentration on the Black Hills by Charles Rambow Reprinted from South Dakota History-SD State Historical Society and Board of Cultural Preservation Qtrly Winter 1973 Click Here to Read More