The mountain range is central to the origin story of several tribal nations and has become an international symbol of the ongoing struggle for Indigenous land rights and the destruction of sacred ...

When Lakota artist Marty Two Bulls Jr. looks at the Black Hills of South Dakota ... the most visible scar on the mountains. The former gold mine beneath is another, and that’s what motivated ...

a former gold mine in the Black Hills, in Lead, S.D., Sunday, March 23, 2025. (Kate Shelton/SURF via AP) Show more Show less In this photo provided by SURF, Marty Two Bulls Jr., a Lakota artist ...

When Lakota artist Marty Two Bulls Jr. looks at the Black Hills of South Dakota, he doesn’t just see its natural beauty. He also sees a scar cut deep into the heart of the universe.