August 8, 2024
Tatanka Means to Perform at Tribal Leaders Summit in Bismarck
BISMARCK, ND – Nationally renowned comedian and actor Tatanka Means is set to perform at this year’s Tribal Leaders Summit, hosted by United Tribes Technical College and the Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board, on September 4-5, 2024, in Bismarck,
June 7, 2024
Health Board Celebrates Supreme Court Ruling in San Carlos Apache Tribe Case
RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA —Yesterday the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision in San Carlos Apache Tribe v. Becerra that Indian Health Service must pay tribes for overhead expenses associated with revenues earned from Medicare, Medicaid and private insurers for health
May 11, 2022
Health Board Awarded $4.5 Million to Combat Youth Suicide and Sexual Assault.
RAPID CITY – The Great Plains Tribal Leaders’ Health Board is taking a step towards developing a comprehensive community behavioral health program in Rapid City. The Health Board was awarded three grants totaling 4.5 million from the Indian Health Service to
February 2, 2022
Rosebud Tribal Citizen to Lead Great Plains Tribal Epidemiology Center
RAPID CITY –A citizen of the Rosebud Sioux Nation has been named the Sr. Director of the Great Plains Tribal Epidemiology Center. Tinka Duran, a 14-year Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board (GPTLHB) employee, has been chosen to lead the
March 21, 2025
A Groundbreaking Indigenous Doula Workshop in Rapid City
On March 28, 2025, the DoubleTree Hotel in Rapid City, SD, became the venue for a historic event – the first Indigenous Doula Workshop held in South Dakota. Organized by the Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board, the Great Plains
March 21, 2025
Collaboration Brings Testing to the People
Approximately 140 community members participated in a testing event that celebrated National Native American HIV Awareness Day yesterday at the Oyate Center in Rapid City’s Lakota Homes neighborhood. “The community really shows up for these events and each year that
