Yamni Jack battling COVID at Pine Ridge IHS When COVID-19 first entered the national consciousness, Yamni Jack was transitioning from his long time role at Lower Brule High School to his new job as Activities Director at Lakota Tech. He had no idea the profound impact the virus would have
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Governor Kristi Noem SIOUX FALLS — South Dakota’s Governor is sure making a name for herself and for South Dakota in a bad way – for her malfeasant response in doing nothing as South Dakota now leads the world in the death rate from COVID-19. According to USA Today,
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EAGLE BUTTE — The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe had 218 active cases of the novel coronavirus on its north-central South Dakota reservation. Tribal government, quickly identifying the virus’s exponential growth and severe threat to public health, activated “Level 5” of its Covid-19 response plan. The nonprofit Cheyenne River Youth Project
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BROOKINGS – The statewide South Dakota Humanities Council has awarded more than $400,000 to cultural organizations struggling to maintain operations during the coronavirus pandemic. The CARES grants, funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities and administered by SDHC, provided unrestricted operating support, humanities program support, or both to qualifying
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PRIOR LAKE, Minn. – The Scott County Historical Society and the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) announced today that the society has donated a rifle to the tribe that was once owned by Mdewakanton Dakota leader Sakpe II. Originally on loan from the organization, this historic artifact is now part
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New Mexico Representative Deb Haaland to be appointed Secretary of the Department of Interior. Over 35 grassroots Native American organizations affiliated with the Indigenous Environmental Network sent a letter to President-elect Joe Biden advocating for New Mexico Representative Deb Haaland to be appointed Secretary of the Department of the Interior.
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Pandemic health care providers and suppliers donated time and equipment for nasal swab service in homeless grassroots mutual aid operation conducted Nov. 13. Photo Credit/Cheryl Angel RAPID CITY — Isolated in a lonely hotel room due to pandemic protocol for a diagnosis of Covid-19, Sicangu Lakota grandmother Cheryl Angel vowed
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Frank White Clay new Tribal President Monday, November 9, 2020 the Crow electorate went to the polls and elected a new Tribal chairman and slate of other newcomers to the Executive Branch, who have previously served in the Crow Legislature. Under the Crow Tribal constitution there are four
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Tatewin Means RAPID CITY – An amended resolution for a land swap to resolve three outstanding land deeds associated with the Rapid City Indian Boarding School lands was passed 9-1 in Rapid City Council on Monday, Nov 16. The resolution was not
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Kevin Killer wins OST Presidency PINE RIDGE – After Oglala Sioux Tribe election officials said that the unofficial results would be available to the public by 4 p.m. on Wednesday, the results were eventually posted to the Tribe’s Facebook page on Thursday morning. The unofficial results show the incumbent president
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