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ILTF: Pe’ Sla Returns to Oceti Sakowin

January 11, 2021November 30, 2012 News black hills, indian land tenure foundation, oceti sakowin, pe'sla, rapid city, south dakota

11-30-12 This afternoon at 2:00 pm MST in Rapid City, South Dakota, full ownership and control of the sacred site Pe’Sla, located in the Black Hills, was officially returned to the Oceti Sakowin (Great Sioux Nation). We would like to offer our sincere and heartfelt congratulations to the Oceti Sakowin on its return of the … Read more

The Story: The Black Hills Meets Indiegogo

January 11, 2021November 28, 2012 News black hills, chase iron eyes, lakota, the story

Wednesday, November 28 2012 Chase Iron Eyes, a member of the Lakota tribe, is using crowd funding to help raise millions of dollars to buy back part of South Dakota’s Black Hills prairie land. This land is up for sale and the money must be raised by Nov. 30th. It is a bittersweet effort since … Read more