Chante Heart SIOUX FALLS – The South Dakota Democratic Party (SDDP) has hired two new staff members to build inroads to youth and native populations. Cante Heart, of Rapid City, serves as the newly formed Native Outreach & Field Director. And Sydney Swenson, a recent
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NAJA members elected Graham Lee Brewer (left), Jourdan Bennett-Begaye (right, above), and Pauly Denetclaw (right, below) to the NAJA Board of Directors. Francine Compton was elected to first term as president; Lenzy Krehbiel-Burton elected as vice-president for second term. The election was held exclusively online, and voting members were able
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United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that a Rosebud, South Dakota, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for Theft in Connection with Health Care, Theft From a Tribal Organization, and Obtaining Controlled Substances by Deception. Michael Brian Whirlwind Soldier, age 47, was indicted on September 9, 2020.
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WALL – Things will be a little different at Golden West’s 68th Annual Meeting, to be held on Saturday, Sept. 26. Changes include a new meeting time and location to simplify the schedule and allow more space for social distancing. The meeting will start at 11 a.m. in the Wall
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Petra Wilson RAPID CITY – Petra Wilson drew a breath of satisfaction on Sept. 15 when the federal government reported approving 157 applications for tribal entities to take command of rural broadband internet services. The Oglala Lakota consultant on Indian education had
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Cindy Giago When a vote in tribal council to rescind the COVID-19 curfew ordinance for the Oglala Sioux Tribe ended in a tie breaking vote from vice president Tom Poor Bear, Cindy Giago decided that she was going
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Remi Bald Eagle, running for Public Utilities Commission EAGLE BUTTE – Remi Bald Eagle, a citizen of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, is the Democratic Party candidate for the South Dakota Public Utilities Commissioner (PUC). He is challenging long-time PUC member Gary Hanson, a Republican from Sioux Falls. “I have
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A primary election for the Northern Cheyenne Tribe is scheduled for October 1, 2020. Several key seats are open: Tribal President; Tribal Vice-President; Chief Judge, two Trial Judges and five (out of ten) Tribal Council seats. The number of candidates for each seat in the Primary is unlimited, voting for
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smile.amazon.com What is AmazonSmile? AmazonSmile is an easy way for you to help your favorite charity simply by doing your Amazon shopping on smile.amazon.com instead. When you first visit smile.amazon.com, you’ll be prompted to select your favorite charitable organization. Once you’ve done this, Amazon will start donating 0.5% of all your
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Julian Bear Runner PINE RIDGE — The president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, Julian Bear Runner, was not impeached during a hearing on Sep. 14 for a complaint of inappropriate contact with an underage boy. The victim, an 18-year-old who made the allegations against the
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