North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong, South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden and Standing Rock Chairwoman Janet Alkire converse during a meeting April 7, 2025, in Fort Yates. (Provided by North Dakota Governor’s Office)FORT YATES, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – Leaders of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe asked governors of North Dakota and South Dakota for help Monday as they face uncertainties…
Members of the North Dakota Legislature listen as Secretary of State Michael Howe speaks on efforts to improve access to voting on tribal reservations at a Tribal and State Relations Committee at Prairie Knights Casino on Oct. 9, 2024. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)FORT YATES, N.D. (Mary Steurer – North Dakota Monitor) – The North Dakota Secretary of State’s Office addressed…
Mark Ruffalo & Billy Ray Cyrus in Belcourt, North DakotaBELCOURT, N.D. — A packed house showed up Sunday for another tribal “Stand-N-Vote” event featuring Billy Ray Cyrus and Mark Ruffalo. The stars performed in front of 1,400 people and encouraged the tribal community in Belcourt to vote in the midterm elections. Cyrus tweeted, “This was one of the most special and…
FORT YATES, N.D. — The sister of a man shot dead after a confrontation with officers on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation has identified the victim. Lacey Gipp says 35-year-old George “Ryan” Gipp Jr. was the man killed by Bureau of Indian Affairs officers. He was shot on October 23 near Fort Yates. The FBI has said BIA officers responded…
