Lyla June Johnston SANTA FE, N. M. – Campaigning for state representative on a climate justice platform, Navajo candidate Lyla June Johnston celebrated seven years of sobriety Dec. 15 by announcing that her own “liberation from deep addiction” goes to show “that we can liberate ourselves from our addiction to
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Shared by Native Sun News Today December 17, 2019
In the farthest reaches of the desert there was a city in which all the people were blind. A king and his army were passing through that region, and camped outside the city. The king had with him a great elephant, which he used for heavy work and to frighten
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Shared by Aaron Karmin, LCPC, Contributing Blogger December 16, 2019
We all have triggers, blind spots, or vulnerabilities that fuel conflict. The best thing we can do is be aware of them, take responsibility for them, and learn how to work with them effectively. We can’t avoid conflict, but we can learn how to handle it better. Rather than viewing
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Stereotypically, women are thought of as emotional and men as logical, but biology reveals this is false. Curiously, the inverse in true. Researchers have discovered that men have a larger part of their brain devoted to emotional responses and a smaller region for logical thinking than women. This makes sense
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Mike Carlowe, Danny Walking Eagle, Bryan Brewer, Chuck Wilson, Silas Blaine at the Lakota Nation Invitational reception at Prairie Edge on Wednesday, November 20. Visit Rapid City presented a sponsorship check for $5,000 in support of LNI which brings thousands of visitors to Rapid City for the event which will
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From left: Rory Cochrane, Christian Bale, Lynette Twobulls, Chief Phillip Whitman Jr., Joanelle Romero, Scott Cooper. BEVERLY HILLS – The RNCI Red Nation International Film Festival (RNIFF) held their twenty-forth annual festival award ceremony in Beverly Hills on November 15, in American Indian Heritage Month. The Festival continues its tradition
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The Ain Dah Yung Center’s new development is in partnership with Project for Pride in Living with generous support from donors such as the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community. (Photo by Project for Pride in Living) PRIOR LAKE, Minn. – The Ain Dah Yung Center yesterday celebrated the grand opening of
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Half a million people took the streets of Madrid demanding environmental justice on Dec. 8. An indigenous contingent of participants from the world-over led the action to keeping petroleum and coal in the ground. (Photo COURTESY / Indigenous Media Rising) PART V MADRID – Indigenous delegations from around the globe
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Norma Rendon stands inside Winyan Wicanyuonihan Oyanke (Where All Women Are Honored) located on the Sioux San campus in Rapid City. This newly opened women’s shelter provides services for victims of domestic violence, sex trafficking, and sexual assault. (Photo by Richie Richards) RAPID CITY – There is a new shelter
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Inmates in the Jameson Annex in the South Dakota state prison in Sioux Falls have beaded 200 red ribbon skirt earrings as a fundraising effort to support and bring awareness to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. Vice President of the LDN (Lakota, Dakota, Nakota) Spiritual Group, Cody Hopkins reached out
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