Tax Day is Monday April 15th this year. If you are a U.S. citizen or resident alien, whether you must file a federal income tax return depends on your gross income, your filing status, your age, and whether you are a dependent. If you must file a tax return, these are
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Deb Haaland Secretary of Interior WASHINGTON — Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today announced the proposed appointments of Sharon Avery and Jeannie Hovland as Associate Commissioners to the National Indian Gaming Commission. The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act established the three-person National Indian Gaming Commission in 1988 to support and
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tribal officials from South Dakota gave testimony at the U.S. Senate Indian Affairs Committee listening session on public safety in Native American communities on March 20, 2024. None of the testimony given regarding the difficulties of policing vast areas of land were new as this crisis has
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CRST member Tanner Veo crowned Mr. AIHEC BISMARCK, N.D. – The American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) selected Cheyenne River Lakota tribal member Tanner Veo to be Mr. AIHEC 2024 at its annual Student Conference held in Minneapolis, MN, March 9 -12, 2024. The Mr/Ms/Mx AIHEC competition is intended to
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Noem with attendees at the meeting in the Black Hills about co-stewardship of the land and water and protection of Pe Sla and other Sacred Site, between the Forest Service and Tribal leaders. (Courtesy Noem’s Facebook page.) RAPID CITY – The U.S. Forest Service hosted the Pe Sla Sacred Sites
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Ernest Little Mouth, Sr. Northern Cheyenne Tribal Vice President Part 2 of a series LAME DEER, Mont. – As reported in part 1 of this series, in 2020, the National Park Service (NPS) received a grant of 4.5 million to build a new Visitors Center and expanded interpretive services at
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Chantelle Blue Arm interviewing Steve Vance, Ben Rhodd, his son and Russell Eagle Bear who have been coming to what is now known as Black Elk Peak for 37 years for a ceremony that Welcomes Back the Wakinyan Oyate. (Photo by Ernestine Anunkasan Hopa) BLACK ELK PEAK – Each spring
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Cante Heart, Bobbi Koch, Gene Tyon and Valeriah Big Eagle RAPID CITY – On March 18, 2024 supporters of the non-profit He Sapa Otipi were hugging and crying tears of joy after action by the Rapid City Council allowing them to finally move forward on their plan to build an
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Oglala Sioux Tribal President Frank Star Comes Out gives thanks to Robert Kennedy Jr. for his family’s commitment to the Lakota people and presented a star quilt from the Oglala community. Photo by Darren Thompson LAS VEGAS – Presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jr. recently made an official campaign stop with
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Madonna Thunder Hawk and her daughter Marcella Gilbert On February 26, 2024, the Warrior Women Project hosted a day-long reunion in Rapid City and an oral history gathering of the We Will Remember Survival School (WWRSS) to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the school. The celebration honored
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