U.S. Assistant Secretary of Interior Bryan Newland (left) and U.S. Secretary of Interior Debra Haaland (right) at a “Road to Healing” listening session at the Sherman Indian High School in Riverside, California on August 4, 2023. (Photo by Darren Thompson) WASHINGTON—On Monday, February 5, U.S. Representatives Sharice Davids (D-KS) and
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The first hempcrete house in the state of Minnesota and the first multi family hempcrete building in the country. It was built using the spray method with the Ereasy Spray System. MORTON, Minn. – Lakota relatives in Minnesota lead the way for a new economic frontier for tribal communities that
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Lewis H. Latimer and African American Inventor was credited with several inventions including the air conditioner and carbon filaments for light bulbs. In 1976, President Gerald R. Ford announced Black History Month granting federal recognition for the sacrifice, bravery and entrepreneurship achievements of African Americans throughout the centuries. A building
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The South Dakota Office of Hearing Examiners has affirmed that to receive public records, the Oglala Sioux Tribe need not pay the City of Martin’s “outside legal fees incurred in producing the records.” The Tribe filed an appeal to the examiners’ office in December after the city demanded the Tribe
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Husasa Red Legs Santee Sioux Chief and Minister As told by Jim James, Santee Sioux Tribe As explained in Parts one and two of this account, the Santee Sioux after an unsuccessful uprising against the U.S. Military and settlers in Minnesota, 1862 were forcibly relocated to Crow Creek, South Dakota
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STATEMENT OF OGLALA SIOUX TRIBAL PRESIDENT FRANK STAR COMES OUT RESPONDING TO S.D. GOVERNOR KRISTI NOEM’S BORDER ADDRESS TO THE JOINT SESSION OF THE S.D. LEGISLATURE (February 2, 2024 First, I would like to say that I am an honorably discharged U.S. Combat Marine that served tours in the Gulf
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Concerned parents show up for a town hall meeting, hosted by Lame Deer Public Schools superintendent Theresa Keel, to hear about what happened during an incident in which she alledgedly sprayed a student in the face with pepper spray. (Courtesy photo) LAME DEER, Mont. – Recently, the Lame Deer School
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The AISA panel from left to right: Ed Valandra (Sicangu Lakota) Senior Editor of Living Justice Press, James Riding In (Pawnee) Professor Emeritus, ASU, Sarah Hernandez (Sicangu Lakota) Assistant Professor at UNM and Melanie Yazzi (Dine) Assistant Professor at University of Minnesota. (Photo by Marnie Cook ALBUQUERQUE – “Colonialism is
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2024 Native American 40 Under 40 Class honoree Kim Ironroad (Standing Rock Sioux Tribe) – Senior Program Assistant, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; Seattle, WA. (Photo courtesy LinkedIn) MESA, AZ – The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development is proud to announce the 2024 Class of Native American 40
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BOULDER, Colo. – WILD.org and Wilderness Foundation Global are proud to announce the 12th World Wilderness Congress (WILD12), to be held from Sunday, August 25th to Saturday, August 31st, 2024 in He Sápa, the Black Hills, the sacred lands of the Lakota Nation. The event’s host will be the Sicangu
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