Oglala Lakota tribal member Kyle White was one of many who testified in defense of Lakota treaty territory. HOT SPRINGS – One hundred percent of the comments here at the Oct. 5 EPA hearing on water permits for the Dewey Burdock Project were against the proposed uranium mining in the
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Shaun Chapoose, a member of the Ute Indian Tribe and resident of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation in Utah, has officially announced his candidacy for president of the National Congress of American Indians. The election will be held during the 76th annual NCAI Convention & Marketplace in Albuquerque, New Mexico,
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First Hemp Store is Open on Navajo Nation SHIPROCK, N.M. – In 2000, the Navajo Tribe approved the production of hemp on the Navajo Nation. In 2018, the Navajo Nation San Juan River Farm Board (the Board) then developed the Regulations required to cultivate hemp on individual farms. “After the success of last
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Friends, fans and family of Buddy Red Bow packed the studio of South Dakota Public Broadcasting last week for a pre-screening of the documentary Red Bow. Williams and Bald Eagle talked about their good friend following the viewing. (Photo by Richie Richards) RAPID CITY – When the documentary “Red Bow”
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Greta Thunberg at Pine Ridge’s Red Cloud Indian School PINE RIDGE— It has been a whirlwind year for Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg (Toon-berg). Few people in human history have had so much fame and influence generated by their actions in so short a time, and after only a
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Joseph Brings Plenty, Trinity Montreal, Brandon and Alveno Bowker. PIERRE – As winter approaches, the homeless population across the reservations in South Dakota are in need of supplies and support. This includes the Cheyenne River Reservation. Located in the heart of South Dakota, Cheyenne River is no exception to the
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The media is full of experts giving people advice. They tell us how to be good parents, loving spouses, supportive friends. The press is full of tips for handling our aging parents, our difficult bosses. The problem is most of it doesn’t work. There are many reasons why superficial, impersonal
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Frank Blanquet (Maya), Tripp Crouse (La Courte Oreille Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Avis Little Eagle (Standing Rock Sioux Tribe) and Christine Trudeau (Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation) PRIOR LAKE, Minn. – Members of the Native American Journalists Association elected Tripp Crouse (Lac Courte Oreille Band of Lake Superior Chippewa), Avis
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EAGLE BUTTE — The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe has just milled more than five (5) miles of damaged road along BIA route 3 using some of the $ 300,000.00 dollars the Bureau of Indian Affairs has provided. Last month Area Director Timothy LaPointe accompanied Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Chairman Harold
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RAPID CITY – Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board’s CEO Jerilyn Church was recognized as a Regional Impact awardee by the National Indian Health Board (NIHB) during the 36th Annual National Tribal Health Conference (NTHC) held in Temecula, California last week. The NTHC is the largest American Indian and Alaska
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