Linda Green making a moccasin pattern under the instruction of Precious Trujillo at the recent Moccasin Workshop sponsored by the Community Organizing for Unified Power (COUP). (Photo by Chantelle Blue Arm) RAPID CITY – Ancient Lakota winyan (women) took pride in how well their family was adorned
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Phyllis Young display a buffalo hide painting of a boarding school painted in the 1940’s that was purchased at an auction by the queen of Finland of the Oyate. (photo by Ernestine Anunkasan hupa) RAPID CITY – For nearly a century after the closing of the Rapid City Indian Boarding
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(photo courtesy of pintrest) A bull bison is dangerous, a bear is dangerous, a wolf is dangerous, but nothing in the ancient world was as dangerous as a dozen men armed with spears and the skill and organization to use them correctly. Wolves differed from the bears and the bison
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RAPID CITY – On Saturday, October 8th there will be an awareness walk on domestic violence starting at 9 am, beginning at the Monument Civic Center bandshell. Native Women’s Society of the Great Plain’s annual awareness walk will feature speakers Larry Swallow, Cora Whiting and Kevin Killer with awesome
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The Indian University of North America® of Crazy Horse Memorial® student and performer, Taylor Begay (Diné) CRAZY HORSE – Crazy Horse Memorial will host its annual Native Americans’ Day celebration on Monday, October 10. The event will feature hands-on activities, a Native Americans’ Day program (including the announcement
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Hoop dancing with Starr Chief Eagle is one of the many activities planned at Wind Cave National Park on Native Americans’ Day, October 10. (Photo Credit: South Dakota Arts Council) WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK– Hoop dancing, Lakota storytelling, and food highlight Native Americans’ Day activities at Wind Cave National Park
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SIOUX FALLS— On October 28, the Lakota Music Project, a collaboration between South Dakota Symphony Orchestra (SDSO) and musicians from the Oglala Sioux and Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Tribes will release its first recording, the self-titled Lakota Music Project on innova Recordings. Years in the making, this groundbreaking collaboration melds two musical worlds: Native American music including intergenerational traditional songs and
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Drugsite Trust publishes an informational website about medications, which is designed for both consumers and health professionals, in partnership with the U.S. Food & Drug Administration. It has a number of FREE online tools that can help with common medication issues. The tools include a pill identification tool, a drug
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ABERDEEN—Brian Bengs, U.S. Senate candidate for South Dakota, released the following statement in response to the proposed Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline that would stretch approximately 469 miles across South Dakota. “I strongly support the ethanol industry, but I fundamentally disagree with the Kelo decision, which simply provides another way
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EAGAN, MN— During Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October, StrongHearts Native Helpline once again is raising awareness about domestic violence and supporting and honoring survivors and victims. As in past years, StrongHearts asks that domestic violence advocates, tribal leaders, reservation and urban Indigenous community members, service providers and Indigenous organizations
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