Deb Haaland and Elizabeth Warren. Photo courtesy Indianz.com RAPID CITY— In December, 2018, the United States Commission on Civil Rights released a 300-plus page report entitled “Broken Promises: Continuing Federal Funding Shortfall for Native Americans.” Broken Promises was a comprehensive study that began with explaining the Federal Trust Relationship, and
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Delegations of the Rosebud Sioux (left), Ft. Belknap Gros Ventre and Assiniboine tribes pose at Great Falls U.S. District Missouri River Courthouse where federal Judge Brian Morris is in charge of their lawsuit against U.S. President Donald Trump for permitting the proposed KXL construction across unceded 1868 Ft. Laramie Treaty
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Maybe someone accuses you of untrue things behind your back. Maybe your business partner steals from you. Maybe a manager fails to uphold a promise. Maybe your partner has an affair. In cases involving a personal betrayal, keep in mind one important fact: Forgiveness is not the same thing as
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Vision Maker Media and MIGIZI present Train the Trainers: Native Youth Media Summit. The Native Youth Media Summit is for instructors of youth media programs. Vision Maker Media seeks to provide Native youth with the skills and tools necessary to harness the power of media for Native-driven storytelling and narrative
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There are some things that trip my wire faster than anything and if I come across as slightly perturbed it is because I am. Over the past few weeks the talk from the Catholic Church has been about the canonization of Black Elk. I suppose that is fine and dandy.
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RAPID CITY— Think back to when you were fourteen years old. We all have common experiences. Like being asked up on stage to replace the singer who has a sore throat, and singing a couple of Beatles songs so well the band asks you to join the band. Okay, so
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HOT SPRINGS – After tribal members and other residents roundly rejected the U.S. EPA’s proposed draft permits to provide Black Hills water to a foreign uranium mine project promoter, the agency has revised the wording for a new comment period, it announced Aug. 26. Members of the public will have
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PIERRE– Round 2 of the South Dakota Community Foundation (SDCF) 2019 Community Innovation Grant (CIG) program has been completed. Fourteen South Dakota nonprofits will receive grant awards. Offered in partnership with the Bush Foundation, the Community Innovation Grant program supports efforts to find breakthrough solutions to community challenges across the
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The New York State Department of Health today announced new findings of its ongoing investigation into the vaping-associated pulmonary (lung-related) illnesses that have been reported across the state, including an updated case count and information regarding the testing being conducted at the Department’s Wadsworth Center Laboratory.nn”The cases of pulmonary illnesses
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PIERRE – Like many indigenous nations in the United States, the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe has been losing children to the state for generations. Captain Joseph Brings Plenty of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Law Enforcement has been with the department for several years and has witnessed the removal of
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