Interior Department welcomes new Biden-Harris appointees

  WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today announced key members of agency leadership who will work to advance President Biden’s agenda to tackle climate change, protect endangered wildlife, and honor relationships and trust responsibilities with Indigenous communities. “The Interior Department is hard at work turning President Biden’s Build Back

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OST allocates $6 million to each District

Money to be used for multi-purpose steel buildings PINE RIDGE—Each of the nine districts on the Pine Ridge Reservation has been allocated $6 million by the tribal council for construction of a multi-purpose facility. The $54 million allocation came from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (FRF). “They are giving

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South Dakota lawmakers call key figures for Noem inquiry

By Stephen Groves, AP SIOUX FALLS — South Dakota lawmakers have summoned two people who were present at a meeting Gov. Kristi Noem held last year that included her daughter, Kassidy Peters, and state employees who were overseeing Peters’ application for a real estate appraiser license. The Legislature’s Government Operations

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Protesters occupy BIA in Washington

WASHINGTON—On Thursday, October 14, Native American activists occupied the lobby of the Stuart Udall Main Interior Building, focusing on the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and citing grave concerns over United States environmental policy. After four hours, 55 were arrested and the building was cleared. According to the Interior Department several

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Mandatory 10-digit dialing begins Oct. 24

  PIERRE – Beginning Oct. 24, mandatory 10-digit dialing will start to take effect across South Dakota. On and after this date, you must dial the area code + telephone number for all local calls. Local calls dialed with only seven digits may not be completed. Instead, a recording may

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