As the Oglala Sioux Tribe announced plans to begin rounding up dogs on November 29, elders across the Pine Ridge Reservation began gathering to discuss...

Nagase Sculpture Inspires Community Artists

Nov 4th, 2014 5m 10s

The Passage of Wind and Water sculpture has been the focal point of Rapid City’s Main Street Square for the past two years. But the country’s largest...

Badlands No Place To Live - But Many Visited

Nov 3rd, 2014 5m 8s

As South Dakota marks 125 years of statehood, SDPB is featuring stories that rediscover our identity and heritage through the people, places, and ideas...

Native American Cowboys and Dancers

Oct 15th, 2014 5m 25s

A Lakota teen from Rapid City is the first person in the history of the Black Hills Pow Wow to introduce the “Hat and Boot Dance” into the annual event...

Sittin' Down With Kenny Putnam

Oct 7th, 2014 17m 42s

An intimate discussion with local legend and South Dakota Country Music Hall of Fame fiddler Kenny Putnam. Join us as Kenny talks about his initial...

Lakota Strategize For Black Hills Return

Sep 29th, 2014 5m 18s

The fight for the return of the Black Hills to the Lakota people may seem like a lost cause to many…but not for those who claim original rights to the...

South Dakota Photographers Reflect on Their Craft

Aug 19th, 2014 4m 52s

2014 brings the 175th anniversary of photography, being celebrated with “A Day in South Dakota”. It’s an opportunity for people to take photos of what...

Lakota Federal Credit Union Calls For More Members

Aug 18th, 2014 5m 17s

A financial institution on the Pine Ridge Reservation is giving Lakota tribal members the opportunity to conduct banking transactions within close...

Native Artists Gather At Main Street Square

Aug 8th, 2014 5m 6s

Rapid Cityâs Main Street Square celebrated the second annual âGathering of People, Wind and Waterâ. The Native American art market and cultural...

Black Hills Burger & Bun Named Best

Aug 8th, 2014 5m 12s

A restaurant in the Black Hills town of Custer has been named the best place in America to buy burgers by the travel website Trip Advisor. In a country...

The Music of Baseball

Aug 6th, 2014 5m 54s

Kids who love baseball are known to pick a favorite player and emulate his batting style. Maybe they'll hitch up their pants before they go to the...

Prairie Dog Plague Vaccine Aims To Save Ferrets

Jul 25th, 2014 5m

In South Dakota prairie dogs have the plague. The disease can kill off whole colonies and it hurts the effort to restore endangered species like the...