Volunteers with the Rapid City-based non-profit COUP Council serve meals at the Pejuta Waste Day Center. Credit: Courtesy of COUP Council RAPID CITY, S.D. – For many tribes, access to food is a treaty right, meaning the potential loss of funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Nov. 1
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Bed bugs have an international presence, causing distress and inconvenience in modest homes to even the most luxurious hotels. Despite their global prevalence, victims of bed bug infestations are often subjected to unfair stereotypes that they are unclean or negligent. While scientific evidence does not show that bed bugs directly
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Mona Herrington and Chantelle Blue Arm stand in the median during the No Kings protest Oct. 18. (Photos by Natalie Stites Means and Valance Blue Arm) RAPID CITY – Thousands of demonstrators lined Omaha Street in downtown Rapid City on Saturday as part of the nationwide “No Kings II” protest,
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Mario Gonzalez and Frank Star Comes Out at Muley Hills Lodge. Photo by Marnie Cook MULEY HILL LODGE NEAR STURGIS – The annual West River History Conference (WRHC) set a record attendance for the thirty-third conference held in Deadwood in early October. Attorney Mario Gonzalez (Oglala Lakota) was among the
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IHS Chief Clayton Fulton The Indian Health Service is announcing the appointment of Clayton Fulton, a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, as the new chief of staff. In this position, Fulton is responsible for overseeing the coordination of key agency activities and supports the Office of the Director in a
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The Fighting Fourteen’s fullback Daveon Provost struggling for tough yards against Aberdeen Roncalli. (Photo by James Giago Davies) PINE RIDGE—Back when Mahpiya Luta was still called Red Cloud, Duane “Syrup” Big Crow coached a football team that deserves to be remembered as more than a footnote. The South Dakota High
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Phil Two Eagle, CEO, Prta Omniciye, Inc. The Oceti Sakowin Treaty Councils extend this message to the Oyate with urgency and vision: it is time for our people to take solid, collective steps toward true self-sufficiency and self-sustainability. For too long, we have relied on systems that do not serve
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RAPID CITY—Next week, kids throughout the community will be parading through neighborhoods in colorful costumes knocking on doors seeking tiny sweet treats for Halloween. For a fourth consecutive year, the City’s Community Relations Commission is seeking donations of candy and costumes in support of the Knollwood Trunk or Treat
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Jerome Kills Small will share music and stories to celebrate Native American Heritage Month during the National Music Museum’s Discovery Saturday on November 1. The National Music Museum (NMM) and the Institute of American Indian Studies at the University of South Dakota will celebrate Native American Heritage Month during Discovery
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This is rutting season for elk, the perfect time to harvest them. It is a favorite time of year for recalling my nearly two decades of working at wilderness hunting camps as a cook. After finally getting an elk, the local butcher could be swamped, forcing you into a
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