RAPID CITY – Come one, Come all! Clown around at Main Street Square’s Kids’ Carnival on Saturday, June 5 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The tenth annual Kids’ Carnival is sponsored by Black Hills Parent and Vast Broadband. The Main Street Square Kidz Zone is sponsored by Monument Health.
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Photo courtesy of Reuters RAPID CITY—A concerted campaign from many Native Americans organizations and their celebrity allies resulted in the termination of former Republican Senator Rick Santorum as a CNN commentator last week. Santorum is widely known for his right-wing Christian views, and speaking before a private audience in April,
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UPDATED 2/12/23 TO REFLECT CHANGES IN PRICING. As an Amazon Prime member, you receive Free Two-Day Delivery on over 100 million items, exclusive shopping deals, and discounts on diapers and baby food. With Prime, you also get access to thousands of movies, TV shows, and music to stream online or
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PIERRE – South Dakota Housing Development Authority (SDHDA) is announcing two exciting changes that will provide both first-time and repeat homebuyers with additional opportunities to achieve their dream of buying a new home. It is currently a seller’s market in many South Dakota communities, as low inventory is causing
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BILLINGS, Mont. — On May 17th, 2021 the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Montana, and Native American Rights Fund (NARF) challenged two new Montana laws that hinder Native American participation in the state’s electoral process. The lawsuit against HB 176 and HB 530 was brought on behalf of Western
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DAYTON, WY- In Big County, MT there have been 27 missing and murdered Native people (men and women). 87% of those cases have not been solved. Big Horn County includes all the Crow Indian reservation and a portion of the Northern Cheyenne. Their loss and the overall tragedy of MMIW
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Memorial Day ceremony set for Sioux Falls PIERRE – The South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs will host a Memorial Day program and ribbon cutting ceremony on Monday, May 31, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. (CT) at South Dakota’s first state veteran’s cemetery. The cemetery is located at 25965 477th Avenue
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SANTA FE, N.M. Students graduating from the Institute of American Indian Arts must follow their dreams, never give up. And, become leaders. This was the message from keynote speaker Charlene Teters (Spokane) at the virtual graduation ceremony on May 15. She and others congratulated the students for their perseverance despite
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PIERRE – Charlene “Charlie” Bessken led outdoor enthusiasts and nature lovers like herself in a virtual tour of South Dakota’s honey bee habitat on Endangered Species Day May 21. The tour, in an online forum, highlighted ways “citizen scientists” can take part in protecting a number of critters here in
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Singing, drumming, and praying at the gates of a hazardous pipeline pump station, Indigenous grassroots resisters held off project work for over an hour until police showed up to disburse them. COURTESY / Josh Pacheco Photography FLOODWOOD, Minn. — Two dozen Indigenous water protectors and allies sang, drummed, and prayed
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