WANBLI—Last Friday at Crazy Horse School in Wanbli, the Oglala Sioux Tribal Council opened their regularly scheduled meeting by honoring seven tribal members for contributions to the tribe. Jade Ecoffey was the first honoree. Going into her junior year at Red Cloud, Ecoffey has been a fixture in South Dakota
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PARK RAPIDS, Minn. — As Native oil pipeline foes stepped up pressure for U.S. President Joe Biden to cancel Enbridge Energy Inc.’s Line 3 construction here, backers of another pipeline project announced July 2, that they are suing him for cancelling theirs. You guessed it: TC Energy Corp. is filing
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CROW AGENCY, Mont, – June 25th, 2021, marked the annual Crow Native Days, replete with many activities, the highlight perhaps the Indian relay races, a sport gaining immense popularity thrilling audiences across the nation. Exceptionally talented and popular announcer, Kennard Realbird, Crow, explained that Indian Relay ticket sales have overtaken
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FORT PIERRE.─ The Mni Wiconi Water System will conduct repairs on the Mni Wiconi Core Water Pipeline in the Ft. Pierre area June 29-30, 2021. To facilitate repairs, mandatory water restrictions are implemented for the Mni Wiconi Rural Water Supply System. The restrictions include all non-essential water usage including but not limited to: lawn watering, washing of vehicles, filling pools, spray tanks, etc. Reclamation is
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RAPID CITY – FreedomFest, “the world’s largest gathering of free minds,” is coming to Rapid City, South Dakota, July 21-24, 2021. 2500 attendees are expected to make the trip to South Dakota to hear from leading experts on politics, finance, philosophy, religion, law, science, technology, art, and more. Keynote speakers
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RAPID CITY – Grassroots Native treaty rights events here during the national Independence Day holiday this 4th of July featured a peaceful but spectacular civil disobedience action: Four indigenous technical climbers scaled downtown’s landmark private grain elevator to drop a gigantic, inverted U.S. flag from the top. “An upside-down flag
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WASHINGTON – In Canada this past May, the discovery of 215 unmarked graves at Kamloops Indian Residential School brought past Indigenous traumas into the international spotlight. Yesterday, over 700 more unmarked graves were found on the grounds of the former Marieval Indian Residential School in Canada. Boarding schools and residential schools are a tragic thread in history that the United States and Canada share:
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) announced that Kristi Nuna’q Williams is joining her team as Staff Director and General Counsel of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, of which Murkowski is Vice Chairman. Kristi Williams will be the first Alaskan to hold this position. Kristi previously served as Senator
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CASPER, WY —The Central Wyoming Fair & Rodeo is returning to Casper July 9 – 17, 2021 and while you can attend the event in person, the PRCA rodeo will also be broadcast live on the Cowboy Channel (and the Cowboy Channel app) from July 13 – 17. “This
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Chairman Frazier statement regarding South Dakota Army National Guard deployment to Texas. EAGLE BUTTE – Harold Frazier, Chairman of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, sent a letter to the Governor of South Dakota requesting assistance on assessment and establishment of medical facilities in anticipation of the COVID-19 pandemic spread. Today,
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