National Recovery Month is a national observance held every September to educate Americans that substance use treatment and mental health services can enable those with mental and substance use disorders to live healthy and rewarding lives. If you are in recovery, we celebrate your success! We’re grateful that you have
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Shared by United Resource Connection October 18, 2020
PINE RIDGE – The Oglala Sioux Tribe Election Commission has released its certified candidate list for the OST primary election which will take place on October 13. The list features 81 certified candidates for either OST President, OST Vice-President, or district representatives. There are 11 candidates running for OST
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Shared by Native Sun News Today October 1, 2020
Western Native Voice Executive Director Marci McLean: “It will open up the conversation on a national level to address root causes of the widespread violence and injustice towards Indigenous women and all women of color. COURTESY / Northern Plains Resource Council WASHINGTON, D.C. – Countless hours of
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South Dakota continues to report record breaking numbers of new cases and patients hospitalized because of COVID-19. Each day of the last week, the state has reported over 400 new cases. On Sep. 26, South Dakota reported nearly 600 new cases. Deaths from the virus in South Dakota are now
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Kyla Mermejo-Varga receives daily visitor Rambo Beasty Boots as she works with pandemic protection mask at Picuris Pueblo, one of dozens of tribes that sued successfully for CARES Act distribution. COURTESY / Picuris Pueblo Bison Program WASHINGTON – In the most recent about-face on CARES Act funding for Alaska Native
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U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland WASHINGTON – The Federal Communications Commission offer to give tribes complimentary licensing of broadband falls short of the incentive needed to provide equal access for Native and other rural constituencies, sponsors of the “Broadband for All Resolution of 2020” said in introducing the legislation to Congress
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WASHINGTON – United States Attorney Ron Parsons and Oglala Sioux Tribe Attorney General Scott James are pleased to announce that the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), part of the U.S. Department of Justice, has awarded a three-year grant to the Oglala Sioux Tribe to combat domestic violence and other
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Tribes sue South Dakota for voter registration violations Under the NVRA, state public assistance agencies and motor vehicle offices are required to provide voter registration services when people apply for services, renew their eligibility, or provide change-of-address information. The complaint documents a steep drop in voter registration applications from public assistance
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LAME DEER, MONT. – We are all tired of hearing COVID 19 news and earlier I vowed to leave that writing to others in favor of more positive thoughts. But, the reality is there is very little good news emanating from the Northern Cheyenne Reservation right now. And there has
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Dale Lamphere stands in front of the large section of wall that Community Tapestry will be displayed in while holding a scale model of the sculture.” Photo by Travis Dewes RAPID CITY – Dale Lamphere, South Dakota Artist Laureate, and Monument Health are seeking submissions for a permanent art installation
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