WALL – Golden West Telecommunications Cooperative is retiring and returning more in capital credits to members this year – $7.3 million total – and is distributing the funds in August, which is a month ahead of the normal time frame. “This has been a challenging year for people due to
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Free masks available at Western Dakota Tech RAPID CITY – Free masks and mask-making kits can be picked up by residents of Rapid City every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday within the main entrance of Western Dakota Tech (WDT) from 9 a.m. to noon. The masks and mask kits are a
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Supaman promoted the tribal census response as a means to “holding the government accountable for the treaties we made,” saying, “We need to do our part for our people.” DENVER – The Chocktaw Nation missed out on many millions of dollars in federal aid for Covid-19 relief and other programs
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Artist Mark Powers stands in front of the mural he did for the Lower Brule tribal offices. Mark Powers has only a few more details to add to his mural that will be displayed in the Lower Brule tribal offices. The mural, which he calls the Stairway Mural, is 90%
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The grassroots struggles against two Energy Transfer Partners oil pipelines delivering Bakken fracked oil from North Dakota to the Gulf of Mexico connected tribal members from both ends of the Mississippi River, as pictured when Standing Rock water protectors joined with Bayou Bridge Pipeline fighters in Louisiana. Courtesy of IEN
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Lynn Rapp, upon whose land the Lookout Solar Project is being built. BUFFALO GAP – Lookout Solar Project has experienced some pitfalls from the COVID-19 pandemic, but progress is also being made where available. The largest pitfall that the project has experienced is the blocking of travel for employees of
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LAME DEER, Mont. – Much of the information in this article is based on an email communication in the nature of a Press Release forwarded to this reporter from the Tribal President’s Office and a Tribal Council member. The lengthy letter, while unsigned includes direct quotes from President Rynaela Whitman
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Uniformed professionals handcuff demonstrator Pte Oyate Win. Photo by Chynna Locket PART 3 KEYSTONE – When the dust settled from the demonstration against Donald Trump’s reelection campaign stop here at Mt. Rushmore National Memorial, a petition and a follow-up event rose from the civil disobedience action, as foretold. The petition
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ATLANTA, GA. – Grassroots organizations vowed to take the federal government to court over U.S. President Donald Trump’s July 15 announcement here of rules changes shattering the bedrock environmental law that tribes and constituents have used to fend off fracking, oil pipelines and mining in treaty territory. Hailing the finalization
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Tables and chairs are blocked off from use in the Student Success Center at Western Dakota Technical College. Many tables and chairs throughout the campus have been removed, blocked off, are spaced at least 6 feet apart from each other. Photo by Travis Dewes Re-opening measures have begun formation to
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