The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is undergoing sweeping changes this week that will force millions of Americans to reapply for benefits. Federal officials have expanded work requirements and narrowed exemptions, reshaping how households qualify for food aid. Under the new rules, able-bodied adults between the ages of 18 and 64
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Lakota Renville was living in north Kansas City at the time of her death following a move from the Lake Traverse Reservation in northeastern South Dakota. (Courtesy Waynette Renville) Waynette Renville remembers clearly the last time she and her three younger sisters had a conversation together. The four Sisseton Wahpeton
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Captain Ryan Marks of the Rapid City Fire Department, teacher Deb Daly, and spiritual leaders Tom and Carla Cheyenne. RAPID CITY – Community members gathered at the Minneluzahan Senior Center for a heartfelt evening of recognition and solidarity: the Celebrating Champions of Compassion event. Sponsored by Pejuta Waste Otipi (Good
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Linebacker Sam O’Rourke (33) on the field against nationally ranked #7 St John’s University. (Photo courtesy Sam O’Rourke) PINE RIDGE— Most high school football players are not going to get big college scholarship offers, and they are not going to graduate summa cum laude. But these players do not lack
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Four way in Rapid City, SD effected by the widespread power outage. (Photo courtesy of msn.com) Officials confirmed early this morning that the widespread power outage affecting large portions of Wyoming and western South Dakota was caused by what experts are calling a “tumbleweed surge event,” after an overnight windstorm
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Dr. Millicent Pepion presenting her study at the 40th WSR symposium. Photo by Marnie Cook. ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO – At the recent Wicazo Sa Review (WSR) Fortieth Anniversary Symposium in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Indigenous scholarship met modern innovation as Dr. Millicent Pepion (Bitter Water Clan born for the Blackfeet Nation)
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Traditional ribbon skirts. (Photo courtesy of Indigenous Perspectives Society) Ribbon skirts are handmade skirts worn typically by Indigenous communities. Each skirt is made up of fabric and multiple ribbon colors. Ribbon skirts are most likely worn during pow-wows but can be worn daily; ribbon skirts symbolize Indigenous pride. Mina Seminole,
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Savannah Standing Bear, shown in an illustration based on an image from her family, went missing in March 2025 from her home on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota. (South Dakota Searchlight photo illustration by Joshua Haiar and sign photo by John Hult) There are rumors. About what’s known and
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Top photo: Wambli Dolezal, Winnebago, dances men’s traditional. Dolezal will dance at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade on November 27, 2025, in New York City. (Photo courtesy of Cassie Kitcheyan). Federal policies made it illegal for a Native person to dance in public 91 years ago. However, in 2025 a group
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EN Versión de audio en español disponible Research shows that individuals who are shown very brief “Hands Only” CPR training videos are significantly more likely to attempt CPR and show superior CPR skills than individuals who are not shown the videos. Such exposure makes a significant life saving difference when no
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