{"id":48595,"date":"2023-11-02T17:29:16","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T17:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ndncollective.wpenginepowered.com\/?page_id=48595"},"modified":"2025-06-04T15:33:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T15:33:41","slug":"rapid-city-vs-racism","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ndncollective.org\/rapid-city-vs-racism\/","title":{"rendered":"Rapid City vs Racism"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"48595\" class=\"elementor elementor-48595\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<header class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6baac85 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default tm-col-stretched-none tm-bg-color-over-image\" data-id=\"6baac85\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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data-widget_type=\"tm-ele-section-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tm-sc-section-title section-title \">\r\n\t<div class=\"title-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title-part1 \">RAPID CITY VS RACISM<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/h2>\r\n\t<div class=\"title-seperator-line\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e08289 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e08289\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Rapid City v Racism campaign focuses on addressing and challenging the systematic structures that create harm through community advocacy, policy change, police oversight, and the creation of community spaces. We seek to address the systemic racism and discrimination against Indigenous People.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p><p><span>Rapid City has been on the frontlines of racism; Indigenous people make up less than a tenth of Rapid City\u2019s population but made up 44,850 of the RCPD\u2019s\u00a0 71,771 total arrests in 2022 and 2023. In a 3 year span, Rapid City Police killed 7 people \u2013 all of them were Indigenous (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/rapidcityjournal.com\/news\/state-regional\/crime-courts\/rapid-city-police-killed-7-people-in-3-years-all-were-indigenous-will-the-feds\/article_97713c6a-21c0-11ef-a427-9b634b126516.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>McDermette, 2024<\/span><\/a><span>).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since 2001, there have been 79 police-involved shootings statewide with no convictions nor accountability of police officers. 75% of the fatal shooting victims were Indigenous People. This pattern of practice by law enforcement used to <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ndncollective.org\/why-we-march-toward-justice-11-police-killings-in-2-years-in-rapid-city-majority-indigenous\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">target <\/a><\/span><\/strong><span>our communities and kill our Indigenous relatives must stop now!\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our commitment to justice and community safety drives our demand for a DOJ investigation into the Rapid City Police Department.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our vision reimagines public safety, where community-led initiatives and supportive, non-punitive services replace targeting, over-policing, mass incarceration, and racial discrimination in South Dakota. This approach not only aims to stop the ongoing violence inflicted by the police state but also fosters a safer, more just environment for all community members.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d271189 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d271189\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1013\" src=\"https:\/\/ndncollective.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/04152205\/May25_NDN_NickBlogQuote_01-1024x1013.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-61657\" alt=\"An image of a Native American man wearing a snapback hat from the American Indian Movement and speaking through a microphone during a protest.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ndncollective.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/04152205\/May25_NDN_NickBlogQuote_01-1024x1013.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ndncollective.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/04152205\/May25_NDN_NickBlogQuote_01-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ndncollective.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/04152205\/May25_NDN_NickBlogQuote_01-768x759.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ndncollective.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/04152205\/May25_NDN_NickBlogQuote_01-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/ndncollective.sfo3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/04152205\/May25_NDN_NickBlogQuote_01.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bb5792 horizontal-line-align-left vertical-line-align-bottom elementor-widget elementor-widget-tm-ele-section-title\" data-id=\"8bb5792\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tm-ele-section-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tm-sc-section-title section-title \">\r\n\t<div class=\"title-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title-part1 \">CONFRONTING RACIST PROSECUTORIAL RHETORIC<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/h2>\r\n\t<div class=\"title-seperator-line\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50ef6ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50ef6ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Nick Tilsen, NDN Collective Founder &amp; CEO<br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2023, Nick Tilsen pulled over to conduct a routine cop watch where a Native unhoused relative was being stopped by Rapid City Police (RCPD) in Rapid City, South Dakota.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A year later from that cop watch, Nick received notice that he was being charged with aggravated assault and obstruction of a police officer from the incident. There was no physical harm caused to any officer in this incident, and there is video evidence that proves Nick is innocent.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nick is being systematically targeted as an Indigenous movement leader, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/rapidcityjournal.com\/news\/local\/crime-courts\/tilsen-faces-assault-obstruction-charges-for-alleged-year-old-incident\/article_86b88fd2-1ce8-11ee-8050-3b4737bdeb51.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">local prosecutors intentionally sought out<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the police officer named in this case and encouraged him to press charges. The charges brought against Nick are false and inflated to criminalize, silence, and ultimately isolate him from his community through imprisonment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>Nick is being targeted by RCPD because he has unapologetically stood on his values and has called for accountability and justice for people harmed by police in Rapid City. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is a continuation of the American legacy of vilifying Indigenous people and the legal system targeting and over-criminalizing Indigenous movement leaders.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>NDN Collective has been pushing for a federal investigation into the Rapid City Police Department for over 3 years for this exact issue. <\/b>This fight is bigger than just Nick Tilsen. It\u2019s about protecting movement leaders, movement organizations, and our right to free speech and to demand justice for those harmed by colonized white supremacist systems and structures.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nick is a devoted father, son, uncle, spiritual helper, mentor, and leader respected by his elders, the broader movement, and Indigenous Peoples\u2019. This is his legacy &#8211; they won&#8217;t define or diminish it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b>This is a violation of constitutional and human rights.\u00a0<\/b><b>Here is how you can help:<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Legal battles are expensive! We are seeing an increase in the use of Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP) lawsuits and Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) charges against movement organizers and organizations. This attack on Nick Tilsen and the NDN Collective is a part of the larger strategy to silence organizers, drain critical resources, and drown out movement-led narratives.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Contribute to the NDN Legal Fund\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec00fc6 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ec00fc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/ndnlegalfund.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">DONATE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eabbb69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eabbb69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>KNOW YOUR RIGHTS RESOURCES<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Visit the NDN <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ndnco.cc\/knowyourrights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Know Your Rights Website<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/acrobat.adobe.com\/id\/urn:aaid:sc:va6c2:36e23def-2c5a-4e0e-b62c-a3bdef9f1b3d?viewer%21megaVerb=group-discover\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Downloadable KYR Resources<\/span><\/a><\/li><li aria-level=\"1\">Join the Know Your Rights Network to receive the latest updates on trainings, resources, and Nick Tilsen&#8217;s case proceedings.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4091eb6 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4091eb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/form.jotform.com\/240286657018157\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">JOIN THE NETWORK<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d54bc8 horizontal-line-align-left vertical-line-align-bottom elementor-widget elementor-widget-tm-ele-section-title\" data-id=\"7d54bc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tm-ele-section-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tm-sc-section-title section-title \">\r\n\t<div class=\"title-wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title \">\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title-part1 \">ONGOING PROJECT: The WI\u010cAKTEPI Remembrance Garden<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/h2>\r\n\t<div class=\"title-seperator-line\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5814d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5814d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The term WI\u010cAKTEPI, meaning \u201cthose who are killed\u201d in Lakota, reflects the solemn dedication of this space to not only mourn the unjustly lost but also to galvanize community action against systemic injustices.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through projects like the WI\u010cAKTEPI Remembrance Garden, we emphasize the importance of remembering those lost to systemic injustices while actively working to prevent future tragedies. Through these efforts, we seek to transform public safety to truly reflect and protect the values and needs of our community.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The WI\u010cAKTEPI Remembrance Garden seeks to create a physical space for remembrance and visible reflection on the impact of racist policing practices. 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