THE UPPER KEYA PAHA TRADING CO.
1310 East Old US 18 - P. O. Box 785
Antelope Community - Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation
Mission, South Dakota, U.S.A.  57555-0785
THE UPPER KEYA PAHA
VIRTUAL TRADING POST

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- Beaded Caps -
- Quillwork -
- Scrimshaw -
- Earrings -
- Necklaces -
- Other Stuff -
 

IN THIS ISSUE:
     The Story of the Post
     The Story of the Name
     More about the Editor
     Introducing - The Soap Box
     Feature - The Mni Wiconi Project
     The Back Page
     Other Stuff

STORY OF “THE POST”

   The new internet newletter, “The Upper Keya Paha Virtual Post,” is the product of the Upper Keya Paha Trading Co. that is owned and operated by enrolled members of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe.  Other enterprises include but are not limited to The Upper Keya Paha Trading Post, a future retail outlet on the Rosebud Reservation, The Upper Keya Paha Virtual Trading Post, an internet retail outlet for Sicangu Lakota Artisans, The Upper Keya Paha Farms, promotion of organic gardening, permaculture, and organic farming, and The Upper Keya Paha Treescapes, promotes planting trees and shelterbelts.

STORY OF THE NAME

     The story of the name “The Upper Keya  Paha Virtual Post”  comes from the editors roots.  Born and raised near the confluence of Antelope and Rock Creek, the beginning of the Keyapaha River on the Rosebud Sioux Reservation, the editor has adopted and split the word for graphic appeal.  The Lakota word keyapaha translates to “keya” turtle and “paha” hills or buttes, in this case turtle buttes.  There is a butte along the Keyapaha River in southern Tripp County where the rock formation on top of the butte resembles a turtle.
     Antelope and Rock Creeks are mostly within the confines of Antelope Community on the Rosebud Reservation which today’s exterior boundaries are Todd County of South Dakota.  The majority of the community members of Antelope Community live along Antelope Creek just East of the city of Mission, SD.  Antelope Creek being part of the upper Keyapaha Basin, thus The Upper Keya Paha Trading Co. 
    For more information about the Rosebud Reservation feel free to browse elsewhere for the History of the Rosebud Reservation.

ABOUT THE EDITOR

     The editor of the of “The Upper Keya Paha Virtual Post” works for the tribal  Office of Water Resources as the assistant director.  The Office of Water Resources coordinates at this time around 14 programs for the tribe.  Mostly water related and environmental programs.
     These programs include the Water Resources program, Pesticide Enforcement, EPA 106 Program, Ground Water Protection, Oil Spill, Hazmat for the Tribe, etc.  Other major programs include the Safety of Dams Program, the Solid Waste Program, the Little White River Basin Management Study, and the Sicangu Mni Wiconi Project/Rosebud Sioux Rural Water System.
     Hobbies include people watching, “Just trying to figure out why people do what they do!,” genealogy,  fishing, golfing, just kicking back, and now the internet!

Contributions: Submit with by line to:
keyapaha@gwtc.net
or
PO Box 785, Mission, SD 57555-0785