This Month is Black History Month, which is officially recognized by the United States, Canada, and Germany. Black History Month is also recognized by the U.K., Ireland, and the Netherlands, but celebrated October. Panama celebrates Black heritage in May. Black History Month originated in the U.S., where it is also
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CEO of NDN Collective, Nick Tilsen RAPID CITY – After hearing a half day of testimony from Rapid City Police officers who were called to testify in the trial of Nick Tilsen the CEO and Founder of NDN Collective, Judge Michael Day dismissed the jury for the afternoon, anticipating after
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RAPID CITY – Pejuta Waste O’Tipi, The Good Medicine Lodge, in addition to its regular Monday– Friday services, will be open Saturday and Sunday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM at 522 Anamosa Street, offering a warm, safe space and essential support for relatives and community members during the
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The JW’s new Café in Ashland is recognized as a welcome addition to the Northern Cheyenne Reservation, marking another strong step forward for tribal member entrepreneurship. (Photo by Clara Caufield) ASHLAND, Mont. – For the first time in many years, the small community of Ashland, Mont., located adjacent to the
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A fire provides a warming station for the Native community and others outside the Powwow Grounds Coffee on Franklin Avenue in Minneapolis on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. Volunteers are pouring in from across the country to provide patrols and security for Native residents. Credit: Stewart Huntington/ICT MINNEAPOLIS — The menu
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Once again, and probably to no avail, I write about one of the most dangerous stretch of highways in Montana – the 70 mile run on Montana State 212 Highway that crosses both the Northern Cheyenne and Crow Reservations. Not sure where it starts, but it is Belle Fourche
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Passion for Fashion 2025, “Identity by Design” (Courtesy of CRYP) EAGLE BUTTE — Spring is on the horizon, and with it comes one of the Cheyenne River Youth Project’s most anticipated traditions: Wachípí kta Iglúwi.yeyapi (Youth Get Ready for the Dance), also known as Passion for Fashion. Now in its
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A young Dakota woman incarcerated at the Fort Snelling concentration camp is photographed in 1862. Survivors of the camp were sent via steamboat to the Crow Creek Reservation in South Dakota and the Santee Reservation in Nebraska. (Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society) If you know anything about Minnesota history, then you
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Wednesday February 4th 9:30-11:30 AMC Theater Parking Lot -230 Knollwood Dr., RC SD Saturday February 28th 9:00-11:00 Central States Fair Grounds- 800 San Francisco St., RC SD Tuesday February 17th 10:00–11:30 AMC Parking Lot- 230 Knollwood Dr., RC SD 4:30-6:30 Western Dakota Tech 800 Mickelson Dr., RC SD Wednesday
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2026 data from the U.S. Center of Disease Control indicate that nearly 30% to 40% of U.S. high school students report feeling persistently sad or hopeless, with the CDC’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey also reporting that about 20% of high school students seriously considered attempting suicide and approximately 9% attempted
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