The Rosebud Sioux Tribal Flag was finally returned to the tribe after numerous requests were ignored by Gov. Kristi Noem. The Oglala Sioux Tribe banished Noem in February after she spoke to the Legislature alleging Mexican drug cartels have infiltrated reservations. The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe banned Noem earlier this month for
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Donita Dubray Fischer opened a business on Cheyenne River, Wóyute, (groceries) a whole food, fresh produce and apothecary carrying bulk spices and teas located at the Four Bands Incubator building in Suite F. (Photo courtesy of Donita Dubray) EAGLE BUTTE – Donita Fischer (Cheyenne River Lakota) of Eagle Butte, SD,
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View of Bear Butte from the CRYP property, off SD Highway 79, during winter 2023-24. (Photo courtesy CRYP) EAGLE BUTTE – The Cheyenne River Youth Project has purchased a nearly 40-acre tract of land adjacent to Bear Butte State Park in Meade County, South Dakota. The 35-year-old, Native-led, nonprofit organization
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A proposed drilling project in the Black Hills, which would include placing two dozen drilling pads upstream of the Spearfish Canyon, looks to be moving forward despite hundreds of objections. The popular recreation area is immediately west of Spearfish Canyon. Lilias Jarding from the Black Hills Clean Water Alliance said
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Student testing out the VR at Chief Dull Knife College. It is active firsthand learning – making things real. A new twist on technology. LAME DEER, Mont. – Chief Dull Knife College Library received an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) grant to preserve Cheyenne history, elders’ stories, and
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Beverly Stabber Warne RAPID CITY — The Oceti have lost another elder, Bev Warne (Oglala Lakota).Warne belongs to a small class of Native Americans who has helped the Oceti remember who they are. They were born after the turn of the Twentieth Century. After the U.S. policies of genocide, termination
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This story was printed with permission of the Brings Plenty family. On Tuesday, April 16, the casket of Cole Brings Plenty rests before three tipis representing his family tiospayes. All photos reprinted with permission of Brings Plenty family. Photo Credit/Jodi Rave Spotted Bear EAGLE BUTTE – In death, Cole Brings
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American Indian Health Service of Chicago The federal government recently awarded a Chicago health clinic nearly half a million dollars for a healing circle diabetes program that will treat the disease “through practice of communal songs, prayer, music, and dance,” grant records show. The Department of Health and Human Services
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May is National Mental Health Month. While mental health is rightfully a concern for all, Native Americans have multiple reasons to be committed to learning, acting, and advocating for increased awareness and access to culturally competent mental health care. According to an article published in 2023 by Compassion Behavioral Health,
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Today, Robins Kaplan LLP filed a first-of-its-kind lawsuit on behalf of the Spirit Lake Tribe in North Dakota and the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin against entities that include Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta Platforms, Inc., Snap Inc., TikTok parent company ByteDance, and Alphabet Inc., which owns YouTube
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