RAPID CITY – Illuminative, a Native-led nonprofit that focuses on the increased visibility of Native peoples in American society, hosted a virtual town hall via their Facebook page on July 8. The meeting was titled The Time is Now: National Native Town Hall. With a large and diverse amount of
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Tara Sweeney Assistant Interior Secretary for Indian Affairs Tara Sweeney recommended that Alaska Native Corporations receive CARES Act money that the U.S. Congress earmarked for tribal government. COURTESY / Senate Committee on Indian Affairs WASHINGTON – The Cheyenne River, Oglala, Rosebud Sioux and other tribes succeeded in barring the release
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OST President Julian Bear Runner PINE RIDGE – Julian Bear Runner, president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, was suspended for 30 days and put on a 14 day quarantine during an emergency council meeting July 8. Robin Tapio, a representative from the Pine Ridge District, made the motion to suspend
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Muscogee Creek Nation: From left, Second Chief Del Beaver, Creek National Council Second Speaker Darrell Proctor, Creek National Council Speaker Randall Hicks, Principal Chief David Hill, Secretary of Education Greg Anderson and Creek Nation Ambassador Jonodev Chaudhuri, visited the Supreme Court on Feb. 11. COURTESY / Jason Salsman, Muscogee (Creek)
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These tents, photographed Dec. 4, 2016, held supplies for some of the thousands of pipeline resisters who camped at a yearlong Standing Rock mobilization: “There’s a big fight yet left.” COURTESY / Tracy L. Barnett WASHINGTON, D.C. – Nicole Ducheneaux had it right: As lead counsel on the Cheyenne River
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Tom Johnson, CEO of Elevate Rapid City RAPID CITY – Tom Johnson, CEO of Elevate Rapid City, grew up on the Wind River Indian Reservation but is not a registered tribal member. While being raised far away from population centers he and his family was forced to travel long distances
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The Blackfeet Nation has launched an effective public relations campaign to gain support for its proposal to designate the Badger Two Medicine as a Cultural Heritage Area, 130,000 acres within the Helena Lewis-Clark National Forest. In that effort the Tribe has provided detailed information about the idea of creating permanent
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Rapid City Mayor Steve Allender RAPID CITY- City Council unanimously voted on Monday, July 6, to uphold a veto that was presented by Mayor Steve Allender for a conditional use permit for a homeless outreach center, RV Ministries, at 112 East north St. The conditional use permit was originally declined
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Anger is like fire: it cannot survive without fuel. Like fire, unchecked anger can grow out of control and cause enormous damage and pain. But also like fire, anger can be recognized, controlled and managed in our lives. The fuel that keeps anger burning can come from many sources –
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A view down the freshman wing of Lakota Tech High School under construction. Photo credit: Travis Dewes PINE RIDGE – Construction at Lakota Tech High School is making immense progress as the inside of the building is begging to take shape. The commons space, legends room, library, administrative offices, concession
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