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A Native American man says the name of South Dakota’s tallest mountain is offensive and should be changed. Basil Brave Heart, who is from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and describes himself ...
The Little Devil's Tower Trail 4 was closed on Sept. 15. Sylvan Lake Trail 9 will close on Oct. 1. Harney Peak is the highest point in the Black Hills.
Two members of South Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard's cabinet are concerned about a push to rename Harney Peak with its Lakota name, saying it could confuse visitors who might want to visit the Black ...
In 1855 at Ash Hollow in pre-statehood Nebraska Territory, along the Oregon Trail near today’s town of Lewellen, William Harney led troops who killed 86 Lakota Sioux in a village, ...
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A federal board's Thursday decision to rename Harney Peak to Black Elk Peak surprised South Dakota's governor, but vindicated activists who unsuccessfully argued to state ...
Our first stop takes us to the top of Harney Peak, where the historic lookout tower is undergoing renovations. How'd they get all that equipment to the 7,000 foot summit? Horsepower, courtesy of ...