How will the expansion of 5G impact Native American domestic violence victims? By StrongHearts Native Helpline 5G is here and many Americans are excited about faster internet speeds and the ability to be more connected than ever before. But the advantages of the new 5G connectivity won’t be
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Journey On! Rapid City street workers By Clara Caufield, NSNT Correspondent They are very recognizable to the houseless and hungry in Rapid City, wearing bright lime hoodies emblazoned with the logo “Journey On!” Krystal Rencountre, Standing Rock Sioux and her companion Toby McCloskey, Rosebud Sioux man the trenches of the
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Parole or no parole? By: Native Sun News Today Staff Leonard Peltier ( courtesy photo) RAPID CITY – Protests in Rapid City and in other parts of the country are calling for a parole for Leonard Peltier.
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Winter in Rapid City – 1973 By Don Barnett Former Mayor of Rapid City Don Barnett (courtesy photo) RAPID CITY – At this moment of optimism at the dawn of another beautiful fall in South Dakota, and as we remember that terrible and tragic shock some
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Community Members call for an end of Food Tax The current legislature is discussing whether to cut the state’s sales tax: 0.5% off the general rate, OR 4.5% off groceries. SD community members say the first sales tax cut should be on food. Senate Bill 166 (SB 166) would
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Social support may lower Native Americans’ risk of heart disease SEATTLE, WA – Improving social support and connectedness could not only lower depression symptoms but also help reduce cardiovascular disease and death in older American Indians, according to a new analysis. Led by scientists at Washington State University,
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South Dakota Judge continues to block medication abortion restriction Late last night, a federal district court judge granted a preliminary injunction against a regulation that would have effectively eliminated access to medication abortion in South Dakota. The rule, created by the South Dakota Department of Health at the
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Rapid City painters earn big bucks The last year has seen unprecedented activity in the residential real estate market, with a growing number of buyers competing for a limited number of homes and sending prices upward. The scarcity of existing homes has created new opportunities for builders and construction
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Department of the Interior to solicit nominations for first-ever Secretary’s Tribal Advisory Committee WASHINGTON — In remarks at the National Congress of American Indians 2022 Executive Council Winter Session today, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced that the Department is requesting nominations for Tribal member representatives for the
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South Dakota tribal college part of NASA plan to build housing for use on the moon and Mars By Bart Pfankuch Sinte Gleska University, a tribal college in Mission, S.D., may soon enter into a partnership with NASA that would result in new science education programs, more affordable housing for
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