Pictured here is some of the Indian corn Clara Caufield grew from the seeds that Peggy White provided. (Photo credit – Clara Caufield) Last spring, a Crow friend Peggy White gave me some purple corn seeds. “They are very old,” she explained. “See if they will grow.” It sure did,
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Ruth De La Cruz, food sovereignty director at Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College, sorts through squash in an office at the school Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, in New Town, N.D. (AP Photo/John Locher) NEW TOWN, N.D. (AP) — On a recent chilly fall morning, Ruth De La Cruz walked through the
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Lorraine Davis , leader of two nonprofits, the Native American Development Center and Native Inc., speaks Oct. 22, 2025, during a panel discussion at Grand Farm near Casselton, North Dakota. (Photo by Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor) At 25, Lorraine Davis’ battle with substance abuse landed her in prison, but she
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Water line break at Northern Cheyenne. (Photo by Clara Caufield) LAME DEER, Mont. – On a chilly Tuesday morning, residents of Lame Deer, a close-knit community of approximately 2,500 souls, woke up to an unexpected challenge — no running water. The quiet hum of daily life was interrupted by the
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At the Veterans Day wacipi in Eagle Butte, three veterans salute during the Lakota flag song. On the left is Ford Lee Hill. In camouflage is Jeryn Big Eagle. (Photo by Chayo Makesroomforthem.) On Veterans Day, 2025, a coalition of organizations came together to honor all veterans with a wacipi
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United Resource Connection is seeking Medicaid and SNAP recipients for input and feedback about local support programs and services. One of the goals of United Resource Connection is to make access to support services more user-friendly. One of the ways we do this is by providing more than phone numbers
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Attendees viewing a presentation at the Wicazo Sa Review Fortieth Anniversary Symposium. Photo by Marnie Cook. ALBUQUERQUE – The Wicazo Sa Review, a Native journal co-founded by Elizabeth Cook-Lynn (Dakota Santee) from Fort Thompson, South Dakota, was celebrated by the University of New Mexico (UNM) in the first week of
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Rapid City, SD – Today, NDN Collective launched the third open round of the organization’s Collective Abundance Fund application – an ambitious award intended to support the rebuilding of Indigenous generational wealth while addressing the racial wealth gap among Indigenous individuals and families in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South
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Ute Chief Sevara and family. (Photo courtesy of public domain) DENVER—In a landmark vote with national implications, Denver residents have approved a $20 million bond measure to create an American Indian Cultural Embassy — the first of its kind in the United States devoted to restoring relationships between ten Native
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Pack of stray dogs. (Courtesy photo) LAME DEER, Mont. – As this article is penned, several police officers and a Veterinarian are parked within two blocks of my house in Lame Deer, Mont. They are capturing a pack of very large and aggressive dogs in order to remove them from
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