SIOUX FALLS – When Medicaid expands on July 1, significantly more South Dakotans will qualify for health coverage—and organizations are working hard to spread the news. The Community HealthCare Association of the Dakotas (CHAD) recently hosted a Medicaid Partners Summit to share vital information on the expansion. More than 100
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On June 24th, the Montana AFL-CIO annual conference made history. By unanimous consent, Jason Small, Northern Cheyenne and standing Republican Montana State Senator was chosen to be the new head of the Montana AFL-CIO chapter. Jason Small is in the center of photograph. (Photo courtesy AFL-CIO) HELENA, MONT. – On
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Rural America Initiatives staff and visitors gathered outside RAI on South Valley Drive where the portraits of Wilmer Mesteth and Calvin Jumping Bull were displayed in front of two chairs artfully draped in handcrafted star quilts. L to R: Dakota Mesteth, Ivas Long Standing and Danielle Smith. (Photo courtesy Rural
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The Navajo Nation had argued that their water rights were protected under an 1868 treaty. (Photo courtesy Earth.Org) WASHINGTON, DC—In Arizona v Navajo Nation, the Navajo tribe sought, according to the dissenting opinion of Justice Neil Gorsuch, for the government to develop a plan for how to address water rights.
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CRST Chairman Ryman LeBeau (left) speaks to a gathering of Wounded Knee Descendants and film makers who came from Connecticut to develop a documentary film about the Remove the Stain Act. Stephen Curran (right) is founder and Executive Director of Filmcreek Productions and wears a beaded bolo tie gifted to
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Cloud Horse Arts Institution, with a grant from the National Endowment of the Arts is teaming up with Dan Snethen (center) for the dramatic production of Charlotte’s Web. (Photo courtesy Cloud Horse Media) The Cloud Horse Art Institute, a Lakota 501c3, with its campus located in Kyle SD, is offering
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(EAGAN, Minn., June 24, 2023) – MMIR Intersects with Human Trafficking “We recognize that the crisis of our Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives (MMIR) intersects with human trafficking and that eradicating violence against Native people hinges upon our ability to educate the public,” said CEO Lori Jump, StrongHearts Native Helpline.
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Well, it has been eight years since Rapid City has had to search for a new mayor. Incumbent Steve Allender has decided to ride off into the sunset of retirement. Being the mayor of a large town has its challenges. Rapid City, like most cities in the United States, are
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Washington D.C. – The National Grocers Association (NGA) has presented RF Buche with its prestigious Spirit of America Award, recognizing his commitment to the independent grocery industry and his work in his community. Buche, a fourth-generation grocer and president of South Dakota-based GF Buche Co., received the award during NGA’s
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On May 4, 1970, members of the Ohio National Guard fired into a crowd of Kent State University demonstrators, killing four and wounding nine Kent State students. The impact of the shootings was dramatic. The event triggered a nationwide student strike that forced hundreds of colleges and universities to close.
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