Cynthia Lummis, a junior United States Senator from Wyoming WYOMING – Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming) has brought back legislation that would protect the name of Devils Tower National Monument from being changed. The bill, which is co-sponsored by Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyoming), would ensure the name Devils Tower for the
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RAPID CITY— Lakota lore holds that Tokahe, the first man, followed a wolf up out of Wind Cave to the surface of the earth. This indicates how deeply the wolf is immersed in Lakota culture and beliefs. The wolf was a common presence in traditional Lakota life, as was his
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Sen. Troy Heinert: “Those medals are a constant reminder of what our country’s policy was to our ancestors.” PIERRE—Sen. Troy Heinert’s bill to rescind Medals of Honor given to U.S. soldiers for involvement in the Dec. 29 Wounded Knee Massacre of 1890 received unanimous, 35-0, approval from fellow state legislators
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Gay Kingman, right, thanked Deb Haaland, left, “for being the strong, intelligent, honorable person who very articulately schooled some ill-mannered old men today.”COURTESY / GPTCA WASHINGTON – Deb Haaland, the first Native American nominated to be a Cabinet secretary, remained characteristically cool under grilling from Republican petroleum industry defenders during
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Wyoming Survey and Analysis Center at the University of Wyoming (Photo Courtesy) WYOMING – The “Missing and Murdered Indigenous People” report which was prepared by the Wyoming Survey and Analysis Center on behalf of Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Task Force has been published. “Despite representing
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The tribe and numerous other intervenors have been taking the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the private foreign investors to task over more than 10 years for breaking environmental and historic preservation laws in pursuit of Dewey Burdock permits. (photo courtesy) RAPID CITY—Given the Biden Administration has now replaced the Trump
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Agnes Attakai TUCSON, Ariz. – Even though Agnes Attakai is a longtime Indian health administrator, she had no way of knowing that her Diné family members would become a textbook illustration of Native America’s disadvantages in facing the Covid-19 pandemic. Then she was forced to say goodbye
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RAPID CITY – The Oglala Sioux Tribe Health and Human Services Committee will be meeting in Rapid City at the Ramkota in the Washington Room on Tuesday, March 2. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. to discuss the OST Master Health Programs – CHR, Native Healing and Native Women’s
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South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem RAPID CITY – Gov. Kristi Noem has been making national headlines after a judge she appointed in 2019, Circuit judge Christina Klinger, struck down a voter-approved constitutional amendment that would have legalized marijuana for recreational use. The challenge to Amendment A came officially from Pennington
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Barry LeBeau HILL CITY – The Black Hills Film Festival opens its curtains on a 12th annual season Feb. 18-25 with a tribute to Cheyenne River Sioux tribal member, performer, and festival mainstay Barry LeBeau, as well as a
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