Native American News; Lakota artist smudges the former gold mine inside the Black Hills. Published: ; Apr. 07, 2025, 2:11 p.m.

Lakota Artist Smudges the Former Gold Mine Inside the Black Hills 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 ...

In this photo provided by SURF, Marty Two Bulls Jr., a Lakota artist, burns sage in a stove to cleanse the sacred land at the entrance of a shaft in the Sanford Underground Research Facility, a ...

When Lakota artist Marty Two Bulls Jr. looks at the Black Hills of South Dakota, ... a former gold mine in the Black Hills, in Lead, S.D., Sunday, March 23, 2025.

Today, the former Homestake Gold Mine, a 300-mile (480-kilometer) tunnel system carved inside the mountains, houses the Sanford Underground Research Facility, where scientists study particle ...

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. The mountain ...