Lila Demaris Mehlhaff (Photo courtesy) By Clara Caufield, Native Sun News Today Staff Writer “The underlying problems are alcohol and mental health issues,” Mayor Allender stressed. “This puts them at risk and then they cannot sustain housing. Up to now, the police have been the interface and point of contact
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(Photo courtesy) RAPID CITY – Tribal Historic Preservation Officers, elders and tribal members from the Sioux Nations in South Dakota gathered to discuss the Native American Graves Protection Act (NAGPRA), new proposed regulations, success stories, and the ongoing essential work they are doing to repatriate the remains of ancestors and
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Becky Drury(Courtesy photo) RAPID CITY—- Becky Drury proudly announces her re-election bid for the SD House of Representatives in District 32. “It has been an honor to serve Rapid City in the SD House of Representatives and I look forward to serving District 32 during the 2022 session. I
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(Both Courtesy photos) WASHINGTON – On Monday, December 20, 2021, the United States determined not to appeal the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Rosebud Sioux Tribe v. U.S. to the U.S. Supreme Court. As a result, the decision will stand as a significant victory for the Rosebud Sioux
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Fiber Optics networks are a crucial player in bringing Wireless service to rural areas. (Photo courtesy) By Kirk Dickerson, Native Sun News Today Correspondent As you have realized, our society is being shaped by continued changes in our technology. Wireless and Internet services are pioneers in in the national
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(L-R) Third-grade Cherokee Immersion School teacher Cindy Collins, First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. listening to third-grade students Hunter Sanders, Henry Johnson and Riley Aimerson. TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — First Lady of the United States Dr. Jill Biden and U.S.
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Steve Haugaard and South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem (Photo courtesy) Sioux Falls, SD — Last week, the Argus Leader released a report detailing Governor Kristi Noem’s use of $68,000 of taxpayer money to redecorate the South Dakota Governor’s Residence. This includes a sauna that cost more than $8,100 and $13,000
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By Liz Hill, Red Lake Ojibwe The year was 1972. A group of 45 public television stations, primarily from the western United States, were brought together with the help of a Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) grant for a three-day meeting at historic Wingspread, the Lloyd Wright House at the
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(Photo courtesy) By James Giago Davies, Native Sun News Today Correspondent MINNEAPOLIS, MN—Oil has been flowing across Minnesota through the newly built Line 3 replacement pipeline for over a month now. Tribal and environmental groups have been teamed up to protest the pipeline construction for several years, but their efforts
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Endangered Lakota and other indigenous languages find homes on the world’s most translated Website (Submitted by Roxanne Two Bulls) “Lakota is such a beautiful language,” said Roxanne Two Bulls who volunteered to translate materials into Lakota for jw.org, the official website of Jehovah’s Witnesses that offers content in more than
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