This caught my attention as a general interest item, since I work with many Native Americans in Flandreau, Moody County, SD. Aside from the success of this relatively new paper, there was more of interest to the Chief in this article:
Currently, the association’s (SD Newspaper Assoc.) only Indian newspaper is the Lakota Journal, although that may soon change, Bordewyk said. He said the Lakota Journal plans to move its operation from Rapid City to Flandreau. He said the newspaper has sold its press but will use the Madison Daily Leader’s press to publish the weekly paper.
Because of the move to Flandreau, the Lakota Journal will temporarily lose its SDNA membership. The Lakota Journal must publish for a year in the new location to become a legal newspaper and therefore eligible as a member of the association.
The Chief follows the news that is decided fit to print in the (weekly) Moody County Enterprise also of Flandreau, but apparently the Lakota Journal move is not newsworthy enough, or the Enterprise doesn’t want another paper in town, or, just possibly, the Chief overlooked some coverage somewhere along the way.
Admittedly this is a local issue, but hey, it’s the Chief’s own ‘hood!