![rapid city rush team 2008 rapid city rush team 2008](https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/rapidcityjournal.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/c/d3/cd38dc29-4ce2-5475-87b0-540fde8e6485/526982169d206.image.jpg)
![rapid city rush team 2008 rapid city rush team 2008](https://content.sportslogos.net/logos/93/2975/full/3330_rapid_city__rush-home-2013.gif)
However, it seems that every time progress is made an incident occurs that forces the two communities apart again. There have been many valiant attempts made from both sides of the city to mend the relationship. Incidents like this demonstrate just how little the greater South Dakota community has come since the inception of the Native American Day holiday in 1990. Just recently, several retail stores in the city refused to acknowledge the existence of Native American Day in South Dakota, and instead chose to hold Columbus Day sales. To say the relations between the white and Native American communities in Rapid City have been strained for a while is an understatement. RAPID CITY - In Rapid City, a divide has existed for generations between the Native American community and the rest of the city.Īnd the Rapid City Rush hockey organization and its Blackfoot right winger, Winston Day Chief, have the potential to do something about that divide. Recruitment of Canadian First Nations players seen as asset Rapid City Rush player Winston Day Chief, a Blackfoot from Canada, hopes to be a role model for both Canadian First Nations and Native American youth.