Standing room only at Piedmont legislative cracker barrel. (Photo by Marnie Cook) PIEDMONT (FOOTHILLS AREA) – It was a capacity crowd attending the legislative cracker barrel hosted by the Piedmont Valley American Legion Post 311 on Saturday afternoon January 10, 2026, in Piedmont, with co-sponsors Protect Piedmont’s Future, Prairie Hills
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“We were promised our basic needs for as long as the grass shall grow and the water flow,” one resident said. “The grass is still growing, but the water is not flowing.” (AI generated image) LAME DEER, Mont. – For seven days (second week of January, 2026) more than 2,500
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A sign at Alligator Alcatraz, an immigration detention facility in Florida. (Photo: SovNAT) The Miccosukee Tribe isn’t backing down from its commitment to protect its homelands despite being rebuked by President Donald Trump and abandoned by Republicans in Congress amid a national immigration crackdown that has Indian Country reeling. On
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During this month’s quarterly session held at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa, Leaders of the Inter-Tribal Council of the Five Tribes met to discuss important issues impacting tribes. From left: Muscogee Nation Principal Chief David Hill, Seminole Nation Chief Sena Yesslith, Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby, Choctaw Nation
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The Second Edition of the U.S Department of Health and Human Services’ Physical Activity_Guidelines is available as a pdf for download. The guidelines are provided by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, and provide evidence-based guidance to help people maintain or improve their health through physical activity. They
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Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal President Ryman LeBeau, with South Dakota Congressional leaders Senator Mike Rounds, Representative Dusty Johnson, Senator John Thune and BIA Deputy Assistant Scott Davis. (Photo by Ernestine Anunkasan Hopa) WOUNDED KNEE — December 29, 2025. Under a cold winter sky on the very ground where hundreds of
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Ben Nighthorse Campbell April 13, 1933 – December 30, 2025 On behalf of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, I express sorrow and condolence from our people for the loss of one of our strong Cheyenne leaders – Ben Nighthorse Campbell. He began his journey to the Next Camp on December 30,
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Yvonne “Tiny” Decory June 10, 1951 ~ January 5, 2026 PINE RIDGE – The Oglala Lakota Nation has lost one of its fiercest protectors. Yvonne “Tiny” DeCory — youth advocate, cultural teacher, and the heart behind the BEAR Program — walked on after a lifetime spent fighting for the lives
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Bill Means was gifted a star quilt by the International Indian Treaty Council and the Oceti Sakowin Treaty Council for his many decades of advocacy for Indigenous people throughout the world. (Photo by Darren Thompson) The 5th Annual Oceti Sakowin Treaty Conference convened at the DoubleTree Hotel in Rapid City,
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L to R, Lisa Pustejovsky, Jay Davis, Tonchi Weaver, Nick Reid, Mark Merchan, and John Way. (Photo by Marnie Cook) RAPID CITY— Residents packed the Minneluzahan Senior Center, which hosted the LibertyLand TIF (Tax Increment Finance) forum on December 27, 2025. The original project planned for the northeast side of
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