Children Left Behind: The Dark Legacy of Indian Mission Boarding (Photo Credit, Book cover art by Denise Giago) PIERRE— In a nod to historical injustice, the South Dakota State House of Representatives passed a resolution on March 2 acknowledging and honoring the survivors of American Indian boarding schools. House Concurrent
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Lula Red Cloud and Harry Burk CRAZY HORSE – As the time comes for her to take part in welcoming the seasonal arrival of the Wakíŋyaŋ to Black Elk Peak, Lula Red Cloud also is preparing the third of four annual commemoration services for her late husband Harry Michael Lee
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RAPID CITY—Given the Biden Administration has now replaced the Trump Administration, tribes are understandably optimistic about the February 3 selection of Democrat Brian Schatz, the senior U.S. Senator from Hawaii, as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. Trump had a decade’s long conflict with tribes over casino issues,
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Jim James PART II As introduced in Part I of this series, Henry “Jim” James, Santee Sioux of Nebraska through dint of tenacity became one of the largest Indian contractors in America, his career spanning decades (the late 1970’s through the 90’s). This continues his story. While serving the Santee
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Oak Flat: For more than six years, tribal members and allies have been holding camps, rallies, relay runs and other demonstrations to resist the mining on sacred treaty land. (Photo by Talli Nauman) OAK FLAT, Arizona — To make good on Joe Biden’s recent Presidential Memorandum for tribal consultation and
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A community member presents a stack of unpaid bills to Oglala Sioux Tribe President Kevin Killer in the Washington Room of Ramkota on March 2 RAPID CITY – An important meeting on healthcare in the Rapid City community began quietly and then people started to pull out stacks of health
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U.S. Attorney General Ron Parsons United States Attorney Ron Parsons announced that 37 people have been federally indicted as part of OCDETF Operation Say Uncle. OCDETF stands for Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces, which is a “keystone of the Attorney General’s strategy to reduce the availability of illicit narcotics
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Two-Spirit rights advocates, seen left to right, Tasha R. Fridia, Sen. Peri Pourier, Oglala Sioux Tribal Vice-President Alicia Mousseau, Isaiah Brokenleg, Sen. Red Dawn Foster, Felipa Deleon, and Monique Mousseau.COURTESY / Monique Mousseau PIERRE—When Senate Bill 166 unanimously passed in the South Dakota Senate Judiciary Committee on Feb. 18, it
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Cynthia Lummis, a junior United States Senator from Wyoming WYOMING – Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming) has brought back legislation that would protect the name of Devils Tower National Monument from being changed. The bill, which is co-sponsored by Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyoming), would ensure the name Devils Tower for the
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RAPID CITY— Lakota lore holds that Tokahe, the first man, followed a wolf up out of Wind Cave to the surface of the earth. This indicates how deeply the wolf is immersed in Lakota culture and beliefs. The wolf was a common presence in traditional Lakota life, as was his
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