Honoring Selena Not Afraid

Youth prayed for justice with a three-day relay run through Lakota, Cheyenne and Apsáalooke country after body of sister missing 20 days was found.(photo by Joanna J. Shane) HARDIN, Mont. – In honor of missing and murdered indigenous women, a group of relay runners who took off from the Pine

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‘The brotherhood of the buffalo’

Native American Natural Foods’ is helping Indian reservation ranchers like Charles “Bamm” Brewer access markets through a new partnership with Niman Ranch that links with Tanka Fund and Tanka Regenerative Agriculture Coop. PINE RIDGE – Charles “Bamm” Brewer is one of only a handful of Native American buffalo ranchers able

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Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community elects new Business Council

PRIOR LAKE, Minn. — Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) members elected Keith Anderson as Chairman, Cole Miller as Vice-Chairman and Rebecca Crooks-Stratton as Secretary/Treasurer yesterday. These three elected officials will serve four-year terms and make up the tribe’s Business Council. The Business Council is responsible for the day-to-day operations of

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Carrying a message of healing

Jasleen Archambeau, Isaiah Keeble and Ezmiah Middletent joined their grandfather Wilfred Keeble this winter on the Dakota 38+2 Memorial Ride Three St. Joseph’s Indian School siblings have experienced a horseback ride that is unlike any other. Jasleen Archambeau, Isaiah Keeble and Ezmiah Middletent joined their grandfather Wilfred Keeble this winter

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Johnson’s Tribal Parity Bill passes out of committee

Cecelia Firethunder, President of the Oglala Lakota Nation Education Coalition WASHINGTON – The House Natural Resources Committee unanimously passed the Tribal School Federal Insurance Parity Act (H.R. 895), which was introduced by U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) earlier this year. This legislation would amend Section 409 of the Indian Health

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Prairie Edge named Retailer of the Year

R.F. Buhche (left) presenting PRairie Edge owner Mimi Hillenbrand and Prairie Edge General Manager Dan Tribby the Retailers of the Year Award. PIERRE – Prairie Edge in Rapid City was recently named Retailer of the Year at the South Dakota Retailers Association (SDRA) annual banquet in Pierre. SDRA has presented

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A ‘Fast for the Future’

Lyla June Johnston SANTA FE, N. M. – On Jan. 17, Navajo state legislative candidate Lyla June Johnston announced a seven-day hunger strike in her District 47 Democratic primary campaign against House Speaker Brian Egolf. Her “Fast for the Future” kicked off at the Capitol Building on Martin Luther King

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