Lily Mendoza, founder of Red Ribbon Skirt Society moderated a roundtable discussion titled “All Our Relatives” with guest speakers including artist Jennifer White, owner of Post Pilgrim Gallery, Leya Hale, director of documentary “Bring Her Home,” and artist Rachel Berg, owner of Liv Artfully in Sioux Falls. (Photo by Chantelle
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NDN Collective President and CEO Nick Tilsen presenting RAI Executive Director Bruce Long Fox with generous donation. (Photo by Marnie Cook) RAPID CITY — NDN Collective, on a cooler than normal May afternoon, made a generous donation of $100,000 to Rural American Initiatives (RAI). RAI, which serves low-income Native families,
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Star Village sign RAPID CITY, SD—Rapid City is one of 16 communities nationwide selected for a ‘Love Your Block’ grant by Johns Hopkins University. The University announced the national selections earlier today. The grant for $100,000 is awarded to the City of Rapid City and will be used to support
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On Earth Day 2024 (April 22), President Biden announced the official start of his groundbreaking workforce training and service initiative that will put tens of thousands of young Americans to work fighting the impacts of climate change today while training tomorrow’s clean energy and climate-resilience workforce. Called the American Climate
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INDIANAPOLIS – A national commission is calling on the federal government to declare a “Decade of Action and Healing” regarding the public safety crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous peoples. The commission issued a report listing its many findings, including problems of reporting and collecting data. The U.S. Interior and
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A historic meeting between the Northern Cheyenne Tribe and Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Association on April 26, 2024. Torrey Davie, Northern Cheyenne, Eugene Little Coyote, Northern Cheyenne, Debra Charette, Northern Cheyenne, Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Chairman J. Garrett Renville, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Chairman Ryman LeBeau, Rosebud Sioux Tribal Chairman Scott
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The Cheyenne River Youth Project held a private Lakota dedication ceremony for its new property, a nearly 40-acre organic parcel adjacent to Mato Paha (Bear Butte), a sacred site for the Lakota people. Photo are courtesy of the Cheyenne River Youth Project EAGLE BUTTE – On Friday, Apr. 26, the
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Tourists at spillway in Spearfish Canyon. Left side of photo is the west rim of Spearfish Canyon, June 8, 2023/Photo by Carla R. Marshall BLACK HILLS – Solitario Resources has been given the greenlight to go ahead with their proposed gold exploratory project in lieu of mining for gold near
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A Gay Kingman at the home of Hani Shafei CEO Dream Design International for the announcement of her induction into the SD Hall of Fame. (Photo by Ernestine Anunkasan Hopa) RAPID CITY – “It feels great after 61 years of working, and then to be recognized for the work that
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Dana Hanna Dana Hanna dedicated his life to fighting for justice. He began his legal career as a prosecutor in Nebraska before moving to New York City. His heart was pulled back to the Midwest where he hoped he could help make a difference. “He was dedicated to justice,” said
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