J.D. Kay John Brown III, the medicine man and historic preservation officer for the Narragansett Indian Tribe, speaks during a ceremony on Saturday at the site of the “Great Swamp Massacre” in South Kingstown, Rhode Island. (Courtesy Photo) PROVIDENCE — No longer will members of the Narragansett Indian Tribe
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Tatum Ward 2021 INFR Barrel Racing Champion. (Photo Courtesy of Facebook) By Clara Caufield, Native Sun News Today Staff During the 2021 Indian National Finals Rodeo (INFR) held Oct 19 to 22nd in Las Vegas. Tatum Ward, 23 year old Cheyenne River Sioux cowgirl who hails from White Horse, South
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BILLINGS, Mont. — The former chairwoman of the Montana Native Women’s Coalition was sentenced Friday for stealing federal grant funds for unapproved travel to Las Vegas and other unauthorized expenses, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Meredith McConnell, 52, of Lame Deer, was found guilty on
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Kevin Killer, Oglala SIoux Tribe President (Photo courtesy) By Kevin Killer, President, and Alicia Mousseau, Vice-President, Oglala Sioux Tribe Across the country, American Indian Nations and Tribes face many difficulties and challenges. The conditions on our Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota are representative of the conditions on many
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PACTOLA—Gold mining interest in the Black Hills did not end with the 2002 closing of the Homestake Mine. A private Minneapolis gold prospecting and exploration company, F3 Gold LLC, is set to core drill up to 42 exploratory sites near the Jenny Gulch area of Pactola Lake in the Black
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PORCUPINE – Thunder Valley Community—Oglala Lakota Nation (Oceti Sakowin Territory) is one of ten winners of the 2020-2021 RWJF Culture of Health Prize awarded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The Prize honors and elevates communities for working at the forefront of advancing health, opportunity, and equity. Thunder Valley is
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WASHINGTON — The National Wildlife Federation applauds the introduction of the bipartisan Indian Buffalo Management Act by Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.). The bill will establish a permanent program within the Department of the Interior to develop and promote Tribal ownership and management of buffalo and their habitat
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PIERRE – Most Pierre-area residents are familiar with South Dakota Urban Indian Health’s (SDUIH) Abbey Road clinic location. SDUIH has been located at 1714 Abbey Road for almost 20 years, first opening its doors at that location in 2005. Now, after 44 years of caring for Urban Natives in
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BROWNING, Mont. – On Friday, October 22, 2021, the high school gymnasium at Browning, Montana was filled to capacity as national, state, tribal leaders, Indians from many other Tribes and the Blackfeet Nation joined together to observe the passing of a legendary Montana tribal leader, Earl Old Person. The service
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Nez Perce Tribe, Lapwai Idaho. (Courtesy Photo) LAPWAI, Idaho – The Nez Perce Tribe (Tribe) closed on the purchase of 358 acres of land adjacent to the Clearwater River Casino & Lodge. The property consists of agricultural, range and some development land and sits to the north and east of
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