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Virtual Drum Dance, Jan. 21, 2026 at 3 to 4 p.m.
January 21, 2026
Court Support Needed -- Defend Lakota Elder Joe Lafferty, in Pierre, South Dakota
This case will set a precedence across Oceti Sakowin on Tribal Councils ability to prosecute dissent in federal court to avoid transparency. Joe is being unjustly prosecuted for speaking up about long-term corruption happening within the Cheyenne River Sioux/Lakota Tribe. These charges are being pursued in federal court before ever being mediated in Tribal Court. Many elders and tribal members across Oceti Sakowin nation/reservations and beyond have been advocating for these charges against Lafferty to be dropped.
By Grassroots Lakota Oyate, Censored News, Jan. 12, 2026
Joe Lafferty is a Traditional Lakota elder who has advocated for the people and Indigenous Rights for many decades, including at the United Nations Worlds General Assembly in 1977. He is a Culture bearer, a whistle carrier, a traditional Lakota 'whipman' and a OG Grassdancer. Joe was a co-founder of the Black Hills Powwow started in 1986 and has been attending every year since. Uplifting and educating the youth on traditional values & culture.
Joe Lafferty has been attending Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal monthly council sessions for many years pleading with them to stop neglecting tribal members and depriving them of their basic survival needs. Many elders have voiced to Council their homes are in unlivable conditions citing leaks and basement sewer problems for months with no help.
January 19, 2026
Indigenous Protector Movement 'Entering Week 3 of Federal Occupation in Minneapolis'
Indigenous Protector Movement 'Entering Week 3 of Federal Occupation in Minneapolis
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| Photo courtesy Indigenous Protector Movement |
By Indigenous Protector Movement, Censored News, Jan. 19, 2026
We are now entering the third week of occupation of Minneapolis, Minnesota by the United States government through the arm of ICE.
What is happening here is not abstract. It is being lived in real time by our neighbors, our relatives, our elders, our youth. Families are being terrorized. Communities are being destabilized. And still—our people are standing.
January 18, 2026
Cheyenne River Lakota Nation Bans ICE in South Dakota
Cheyenne River Lakota Nation Bans ICE in South Dakota
A group of the Fort Laramie treaty riders head out in the morning along the local highway on the Cheyenne River Reservation outside of Bridger, South Dakota, on April 16, 2018. Photo Stephanie Keith/Reuters
By Cheyenne River Lakota Chairman Ryman LeBeau
Censored News, Jan. 18, 2026
By resolution at the January 16, 2026 Special Session Council approved to ban ICE from entering the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation.
We will defend our sovereignty and protect our community always. Lakota oyate have always been here. Stay warm, stay safe. Anpetu washte yuha po. Hechetu.
January 11, 2026
In light of the ongoing violence, we have witnessed in Minneapolis and across the country, never forget that we were here first, we are the first nations, and no one should be forced to live in fear. Now is the time to come together in unity. We are committed to ensuring that all Tribal members have Tribal IDs and are protected.
The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe is a sovereign Tribal nation. Due to recent wrongful detainment and racial profiling actions occurring throughout the country and to promote the general welfare of its people the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe (CRST) stands to protect its Tribal members and its sovereign Tribal Nation homelands from any threats; both domestic and foreign. The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe condemns the recent actions of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the detainment of 4 Oglala Sioux Tribal members, and of Red Lake Nation descendant Jose Roberto Ramirez in Minneapolis, MN; and condemns any violence caused by their lack of competency of Constitutional Rights and the inherent sovereignty of Tribal Nations.
To ensure proper identification, all Tribal members should verify their Tribal Identification (ID) Card is valid and not expired. All off-reservation Tribal members are advised to obtain a Tribal ID Card if they do not currently possess one. All fees will be waived for enrolled Tribal members. https://www.cheyenneriversioux.com/
If any Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe member is contacted, detained, or questioned by ICE or Border Patrol, please notify the Tribe immediately (605) 964-4155. More information and guidance will be forthcoming.
In light of the ongoing violence, we have witnessed in Minneapolis and across the country, never forget that we were here first, we are the first nations, and no one should be forced to live in fear. Now is the time to come together in unity. We are committed to ensuring that all Tribal members have Tribal IDs and are protected.
The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe is a sovereign Tribal nation. Due to recent wrongful detainment and racial profiling actions occurring throughout the country and to promote the general welfare of its people the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe (CRST) stands to protect its Tribal members and its sovereign Tribal Nation homelands from any threats; both domestic and foreign. The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe condemns the recent actions of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the detainment of 4 Oglala Sioux Tribal members, and of Red Lake Nation descendant Jose Roberto Ramirez in Minneapolis, MN; and condemns any violence caused by their lack of competency of Constitutional Rights and the inherent sovereignty of Tribal Nations.
To ensure proper identification, all Tribal members should verify their Tribal Identification (ID) Card is valid and not expired. All off-reservation Tribal members are advised to obtain a Tribal ID Card if they do not currently possess one. All fees will be waived for enrolled Tribal members. https://www.cheyenneriversioux.com/
If any Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe member is contacted, detained, or questioned by ICE or Border Patrol, please notify the Tribe immediately (605) 964-4155. More information and guidance will be forthcoming.
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