Beverly Stabber Warne Honoring Feb. 24, 2024 at the Mother Butler Center. (Photo courtesy of City of Rapid City) RAPID CITY – “My work is with Native students. All of my work is with Native students and I love it. I could be retired but I choose not to.” That
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Award winning Northern Cheyenne Facilities/maintenance crew: left to right: Myron Bement; Jeremy Killsnight; Robert Magpie; Steve Brien and Reginold Killsnight, Sr. Not pictured Ty Fischer (Photo courtesy I.H.S.) LAME DEER, Mont. – In December 2023, Bob Magpie, Northern Cheyenne tribal member and Maintenance Director for the Lame Deer I.H.S. Clinic
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MORTON, Minn. – It may be that Native American communities are now in an era of recovery, as the former president of the National Congress of American Indians Jefferson Keel (Chickasaw Nation) stated a decade ago. Keel cited several tribes’ large economic projects, like the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma
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February is American Heart Month, which is observed to encourage Americans to adopt healthy lifestyles to prevent heart disease. According to the American Heart Association, cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death among Native Americans and Alaska Natives. Over the past 50 years, the prevalence of CVD has
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WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today announced a final rule to update the federal regulations regarding Class III Indian gaming compacts. The Indian gaming industry remains one of the most significant drivers of Tribal economic development in Indian Country. The updated regulations provide clearer guidance for Tribes and states to negotiate
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Marty Two Bulls Jr. is the 2024 Sanford Underground Research Facility (SURF) Artist in Residence (AiR). Two Bulls is an enrolled member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe and an artist and educator based in Rapid City, SD. (Courtesy Photo) LEAD – Marty Two Bulls Jr. is the 2024 Sanford Underground
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Honoring our exceptional artists and culture bearers! “We are excited about the wide variety of cultural and artistic practices of the 2024 fellowship cohort…Their creative endeavors bring together traditional knowledge, community perspectives, and each has their own spirit of growth and determination.” -Dr. Lara Evans, Ph.D., Vice President of Programs
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The Journey Museum and Learning Center, in partnership with the Indian Arts and Crafts Board, is pleased to announce the opening of a new exhibit, Painted Tipis of the Blackfeet Nation. The exhibit will open to the public on February 16 and will be on view through May 5, 2024.
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It was Standard Operating Procedure at the Republican dominated South Dakota Legislature as lawmakers talked about forest health as they deferred Senate Bill 134 which would redirect already designated American Rescue Plan Act money to create the healthy forest critical infrastructure relief and grant program, and to declare an emergency.
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Biden-Harris administration announces $10 million from President’s Investing in America Agenda for Tribal Irrigation and Power Projects WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today announced a $10 million investment from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to upgrade and modernize Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)-owned irrigation projects and power
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