Hocokata .i is the SMSC’s cultural center and gathering space.(Photo courtesy Hocokata .i webpage) SHAKOPEE, Minn. – The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) today announced that its cultural center, Hocokata .i [ho-cho-kah-tah-tee], will host three educational events in November. The events are in conjunction with the We Are Water MN
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$2 Million grant for Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery earned by USD Addiction Counseling and Prevention Faculty VERMILLION, S.D. – Receiving treatment for substance use disorders (SUD) can be difficult and full of stigma for many, but faculty members in the USD Department of Addiction Counseling & Prevention are
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“Beech-Poplar Forest in Autumn” by A. Keuthan Part 2 of 2 With climate change resulting in more frequent flooding, storms, drought, extreme heat in Summer, and reduced glacial melt in Spring, countries are looking for ways to reduce the root causes of global warming by sequestering carbon. One way of
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The small, rural Wyoming town of Dayton can only watch and pray as the Elk Fire burns across the mountain face of the Bighorns above. (Photo by Chad Flanagan, Lifelong Dayton Resident) BIG HORN MOUNTAINS, Wyo — In one way, it is hard to keep up with the Elk fire,
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Colorful Monument float with Rob Black Bear. (Photo by Marnie Cook) RAPID CITY – There was a general air of excitement and community-sharing as volunteers worked to get their last-minute float decorations finished and spectators began to line the streets with their chairs and baskets to collect candy. The weather
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Investing in Community March crossing Omaha Street. (Photo by Marnie Cook) RAPID CITY – It was an all-day celebration that began with a march and ended with a surprise performance from a Grammy-award winning rapper. NDN Collective sponsored the Second Annual Indigenous People’s Day to celebrate and embrace Indigenous culture
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Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library partners with Governors’ offices throughout the United States to provide FREE Children’s Books to any child up to the age of 5. Families that enroll receive one FREE book each month until the eligible child’s 5th birthday. You can check if your state participates in the
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Shared by United Resource Connection October 21, 2024
It is important to dispose of expired medication and there are a number of locations where this can be done safely and in accordance with local laws. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency provides a tool you may use to find Controlled Substance Public Disposal Locations, where expired or unneeded medications
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Shared by United Resource Connection October 15, 2024
Program navigators for 988 Tribal Response reach out to relatives to bring awareness to tribal communities about the 988 call, text, or chat line. RAPID CITY, SD – Patricia “Trish” Collins (Rosebud Lakota) and Kate Swallow (Cheyenne River Lakota) are Program Navigators for Great Plains 988 Tribal Response, a program
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Photo of the jacket commissioned by the Rosebud Sicangu Tribe as a gift for Valencia Beth Guerue in recognition of her dedication and work for the people of Rosebud. ROSEBUD RESERVATION. – Valencia Beth Guerue grew up helping others. When she was a child she began giving of herself to
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