House of Representatives passes major budget bill

    The House of Representatives passed the Build Back Better bill, H.R. 5376 (as amended) by a vote of 220-213. This bill is the Budget Reconciliation measure to carry out portions of the President’s domestic agenda for social programs including child care, early education, and access to health care. A summary

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Secretary Haaland takes action to remove derogatory names from federal lands

Secretarial Orders declare “squaw” a derogatory term, create Reconciliation in Place Names advisory committee to identify and replace additional derogatory names WASHINGTON — Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today formally established a process to review and replace derogatory names of the nation’s geographic features. She also declared “squaw” to be

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A street named Waukazoo Way

Marty Waukazoo, Rosebud Sioux Native American Health Center CEO. (Photo by James Giago Davies) By James Giago Davies, Native Sun News Today Correspondent OAKLAND, CA — Every cityscape strikes a stranger as soulless, but for those who call a given city home, there are distinct districts and neighborhoods, places where

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Improving healthcare is on their agenda

RAPID CITY – Three of the country’s largest tribal-nations have formed a historic alliance to improve healthcare for tribal-citizens living in Pennington County, South Dakota. On Wednesday, November 4, the Rosebud Sioux Tribe passed resolution 2021-266, bringing the tribe into the current partnership between the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the

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102-year-old Lakota Winyan makes Hall of Fame

Left to Right: Bobbi Meszaros, Board Member, Walter Lamer, Board President, Ben Night Horse Campbell, Joy Harjo, Jamer Parker Shield, CEO, Ernie Stevens Jr., Famous Dave Anderson, Emil Notti, Richard West, Holly Cook, Board Member, Frances Alverez, Board Member, Front sitting: Marcella Lebeau.(Courtesy Photo)   OKLAHOMA CITY – The sounds

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About Native American Heritage Month

(Photo courtesy of Avila University)   The following information is provided by the Library of Congress website. What started at the turn of the century as an effort to gain a day of recognition for the significant contributions the first Americans made to the establishment and growth of the U.S.,

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Historic allies realign to improve Indian healthcare

  RAPID CITY – Three of the country’s largest tribal-nations have formed a historic alliance to improve healthcare for tribal-citizens living in Pennington County, South Dakota. “The Oglala Sioux Tribe welcomes the Rosebud Sioux Tribe back to this historic partnership. United again, as allies, we look forward to creating a better healthcare future

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